Nguyễn Văn Việt (footballer, born 2002)

Nguyễn Văn Việt (born 12 July 2002) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national team.

Club career
Born in Nghệ An, Nguyen Van Viet joined the Sông Lam Nghệ An football academy in 2013 after winning a youth regional tournament. For the 2022 season, he was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An's first team as the fourth choice goalkeeper.

On 20 May 2023, Van Viet made his V.League 1 debut in the Nghệ-Tĩnh derby against Hong Linh Ha Tinh. After his good performances in matches, Văn Việt surpassed Nguyễn Văn Hoàng to become the starting goalkeeper for Sông Lam Nghệ An for the rest of the season.

Youth
Nguyen Van Viet was a member of the Vietnam U15 winning team in the 2017 AFF U-15 Championship, making one appearance against Timor-Leste U15 in the group stage.

Senior
In June 2023, Van Viet received his first called up to the Vietnam senior team from coach Philippe Troussier for the friendly match against Syria. He made his debut for the senior national squad on 13 October 2023 in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.

In January 2024, he featured in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Honours
Vietnam U15 Vietnam U16 Vietnam U23
 * AFF U-15 Youth Championship: 2017
 * JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament runner-up: 2017
 * AFF U-23 Championship: 2023