Chu Ngọc Nguyễn Lực (born 28 July 2009) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays for V.League 1 club Hà Nội.
Early career Born in Nghệ An, at the age of 9, Nguyễn Lực participated in an admission trial to his local Sông Lam Nghệ An team, but was rejected by the team due to his young age. He then began his career at the VST Academy, owned by former footballer Văn Sỹ Thủy. After three years at the team, he was recruited by the Hà Nội youth academy, the partner team of VST. With Hà Nội, he helped the team won the National U-17 Championship in 2024 and 2025, and won the Best player award in the 2025 edition.
Club career In September 2026, Hà Nội's head coach promoted Nguyễn Lực to the first team and registered him for the 2026–27 V.League 1. On 12 September 2026, he made his professional debut in Hà Nội's 1–4 league defeat against Sông Lam Nghệ An, coming in as a substitute for Nguyễn Hai Long in the 83rd minute.
International career Nguyễn Lực featured in the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Vietnam U17 being one of the youngest member of the squad. A year later, he led Vietnam U-17 to win the 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship and was named Best player of the tournament.
In the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, Nguyễn Lực played an important role to help the team advance to thr quarter-finals, thus qualified Vietnam to the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOthers TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Hà Nội2026–27V.League 11000—10Career total10000010
International goals Vietnam U17 No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition11 June 2025Hohhot City Stadium, Hohhot, China2–12–12025 CFA Team China U-16 Cup222 November 2025 PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên, Vietnam4–06–0 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification324 November 20255–014–04. 16 April 2026 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 1–0 10–0 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship5. 4–0 6. 10–0722 April 20262–12–18 King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2–13–2 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Honours Vietnam U17 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship: 2026 Individual Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship best player: 2025 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship best player: 2026
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