Amber Nguyen

College career Nguyen won the SEC tournament with the Vanderbilt Commodores in her freshman season in 2020, making all but one of her appearances that year off the substitute bench. She broke into the starting lineup during her sophomore season in 2021, scoring 1 goal and making a career-high 5 assists in 16 games. In her junior season in 2022, she scored 3 goals and added 2 assists in 18 games. helping Vanderbilt advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament and the second round of the NCAA tournament. She started all 18 games and scored 2 goals for the Commodores in her senior season in 2023, a down year for the team.

Nguyen transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs to use her fifth year of college eligibility as a graduate student in 2024. She played in all 21 games, all but two of them as a starter, and scored 2 goals. She was signed to a short-term contract from March to April.

On July 1, 2025, Lexington SC announced that the club had signed Nguyen ahead of the USL Super League's second season. She made her professional debut on October 10, coming on as a late substitute for Sarah Griffith in a 1–1 draw with the Carolina Ascent. In her first season with Lexington, she helped the club win the league championship and the Players' Shield, making them the first team to complete the league double.

International career Nguyen trained with the youth national team at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels, appearing in friendlies at each age level.

Honors and awards

Vanderbilt Commodores SEC women's soccer tournament: 2020

Lexington SC USL Super League: 2025–26