Nguyễn Thanh Nhân (born 25 October 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and the Vietnam national team.
Club career A graduate from Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy, Thanh Nhân was promoted to the first team in 2022 to become Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy's back-up at the left-back position. He made his first league debut on 7 February 2022 in the 1–1 draw Topenland Bình Định. On 28 April 2022, Thanh Nhân had his first AFC Champions League appearance in the 0–2 defeat against Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos, replacing Nguyễn Công Phượng in the 54th minute.
International career In February 2022, due to numerous COVID-19 cases within the Vietnam U23 squad, Thanh Nhân and 9 other players were additionally called up to the team for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship in Cambodia. He played two matches in total during the tournament, including the 1–0 against Thailand in group stage and the semi-final victory against Timor Leste, in which he scored the winning penalty to help U23 Vietnam won 5–3 in the penalty shoot-out. His teammates secured the title by defeating Thailand 1–0 again in the final.
In June 2022, Gong Oh-kyun named Thanh Nhân in the Vietnam U23's squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan. Thanh Nhân played in the 3 matches during the tournament and had an assist in the group stage match against Malaysia with a cross to help Nhâm Mạnh Dũng headed the opener.
Thanh Nhân made his senior level debut on 25 September 2022 against Singapore in the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series. He substituted Phan Tuấn Tài in the 46th minute and scored his first international goal just 5 minutes after. The match ended in a 4–0 win for Vietnam.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cup ContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHoàng Anh Gia Lai2022V.League 1130101Appearances in AFC Champions League0—1502023V.League 114000——1402023–24V.League 122110——2312024–25V.League 115010——1602025–26V.League 125120——271Career total 892501000952
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsVietnam202221Total21
Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nhàn goal. + International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 September 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1 2–0 4–0 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
Honours Vietnam U23 AFF U-23 Championship: 2022
Vietnam VFF Cup: 2022
Individual AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
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