Nguyễn Hữu Thắng

Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 19 May 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for V.League 1 side Thể Công–Viettel.

Club career Born in Thừa Thiên Huế, Hữu Thắng is a youth product of Hà Nội's based team Viettel FC. He was part of the Viettel U-21 side that won the Vietnamese National U-21 Championship in 2020 and was chosen as the best player of the tournament.

In 2019, he was loaned to his hometown club Huế and made his professional debut during the 2019 V.League 2. He scored 7 goals after 12 games for the club.

In 2020, he remained in V.League 2, joining Bình Định on loan. He scored 6 goals and had 9 assists during the 2020 season, helping the club winning the V.League 2 title.

After his successful loan spells, Hữu Thắng was registered in Viettel's squad for the 2021 V.League 1. On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Hải Phòng. He later featured in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. In the decisive group stage game against Australia, Hữu Thắng scored a brace to help his team win 3–2, qualifying them to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Iran.

Playing style Hữu Thắng is a tricky left-footed player with high tactical awareness and the ability to make breakout dribbles during the match. His playstyle resembles Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 1997).

Honours Club Bình Định V.League 2: 2020

Individual Vietnamese National U-21 Championship best player: 2020