Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường (born 6 March 2004) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Công An Hồ Chí Minh City.
Early career Born in Nghệ An, Quốc Cường moved to Đồng Nai at an early age with his family. In 2014, he joined the HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy. He is a member of the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai under 19 team that finished second in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-19 Championship. Shortly after the tournament, he joined the , a team that is affiliated with his previous club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. As a starter with the Nutifood under-17s, he finished as runners-up with his team in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-17 Championship.
Club career Quốc Cường played in the 2022 Vietnamese Football League Third Division with Nutifood. He scored 4 goals after 7 games as his team finish as league leader in the regular season, but his team failed to gain a promotion after losing to Luxury Hạ Long in the promotion play off game.
In 2023, he signed for Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, who plays in the V.League 2. Quốc Cường scored 2 goals after 12 league games and secured the team in a safe position in the table to remain in the league. In the following season, he appeared in all 20 league games for the team and scored 2 goals.
On 7 August 2024, Quốc Cường joined V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City.
International career Quốc Cường was called up several youth categories of the Vietnamese national team, including the under-15, under-16, under-18 and under-23, but never made an official appearance for these teams.
Personal life Quốc Cường is the cousin of Vietnam national team player Nguyễn Công Phượng.
Honours Công An Hồ Chí Minh City Vietnamese National Cup: 2025–26 Vietnam U23 SEA Games gold medal: 2025 AFC U-23 Asian Cup third place: 2026
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