Lê Quốc Nhật Nam

Lê Quốc Nhật Nam (born 23 March 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Thể Công-Viettel.

Club career Nhật Nam was discovered by coach Hồ Sỹ Phúc after his great performances at a youth football tournament in Hà Tĩnh. In 2012, he was admitted to Viettel youth academy after the enrollment period that year. In 2018, he won the Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship with Viettel U17 as the team's vice captain. In 2020, Nhật Nam played a crucial role on Viettel U21's successful campaign in Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship, leading the team winning the competition.

In 2021, Nhật Nam joined V.League 2 side Huế on a long-term loan deal. He spent two seasons at the club, before being loaned to PVF-CAND, another team playing at the V.League 2.

International career Nhật Nam was named by coach Philippe Troussier on Vietnam under-22 squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. He scored a goal during the tournament against Thailand in the group stage from a long range shot.

Honours Viettel Youth Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship: 2018 Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship: 2020 Vietnam U23 SEA Games: Bronze medal: 2023