Nguyễn Văn Trường

Nguyễn Văn Trường (born 10 September 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

Early career
Văn Trường is a product of Hanoi FC youth academy. At the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship 2022, Văn Trường scored a goal from close to the halfway line to help Hanoi U19 defeat Viettel U19 2–1 in the final, and therefore win the tournament. In December 2022, he helped Hà Nội U-21 winning their sixth National U-21 Championship title, and was therefore awarded the "Best player of the tournament" award.

Hanoi FC
Following his great performances with Hanoi youth teams and Vietnam youth national teams, Văn Trường was promoted to Hanoi FC's first team for the 2023 season. He was given the number 19 shirt last worn by Nguyễn Quang Hải. On 13 April, he made his debut as a substitute for Đậu Văn Toàn in a 3–0 home league win over rivals Hải Phòng.

International career
Văn Trường was called up to Vietnam under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Championship. He played in all 4 matches during the tournament, and impressed the Vietnamese media by his mobility, his impressive height and his ability to retain possession.

In July 2022, Văn Trường participated 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship with Vietnam under-19. He played in every match and scored a goal against Philippines in group stage. Vietnam U19 finished third at the tournament.

Văn Trường participated in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship and scored a victorious 90th minute header against Qatar in Vietnam's second match in the group stage. Despite winning two out three of their group stage matches, Vietnam only finished third out of four teams in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.

In late April 2023, Văn Trường was included by coach Philippe Troussier in Vietnam under-22's 20 men squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. Later, he took part in Vietnam U23's successful campaign in the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship, winning their second title in the history.

On 9 January 2024, he made his international debut, playing 30 minutes in Vietnam's 1–2 defeat against Kyrgyzstan. Later, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Honours
Hanoi Youth
 * Vietnamese National U-19 Championship: 2022
 * Vietnamese National U-21 Championship: 2022

Vietnam U19
 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third place: 2022
 * International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: 2022

Vietnam U23
 * SEA Games: Bronze medal: 2023
 * AFF U-23 Championship: 2023

Individual
 * Vietnamese National U-21 Championship best player: 2022