Nguyễn Hai Long

Nguyễn Hai Long
	Hai Long in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Hai Long
Date of birth	27 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tiên Yên, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hà Nội
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2015	Viettel
2015–2019	Than Quảng Ninh
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	Than Quảng Ninh
2022–	Hà Nội
International career‡
2014–2015	Vietnam U16
2020–2022	Vietnam U23
2021–	Vietnam
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Vietnam
SEA Games
ASEAN Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025

Nguyễn Hai Long (born 27 August 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for V.League 1 club Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Club career

Born in Quảng Ninh in a family that did not follow football, Hai Long had always shown a passion for football from a young age and soon trained at Viettel Football Center. He and Viettel won the runner-up of the U-13 tournament and the National U-15 champion before returning to train for Than Quảng Ninh's youth team in 2015.

Than Quảng Ninh

In 2020, Hai Long officially competed in the V.League 1 in the shirt of Than Quảng Ninh with the shirt number 88 .^[6] He was ranked as the main stone by coach Phan Thanh Hùng during his trip to Viettel in the 4th round of the V-League 2020. He immediately left a big mark thanks to his confidence, bravery and ability to control. controlled the ball well on the day coach Park Hang-seo attended. The poise continued to be shown by him in the match Than Quang Ninh as a guest against Hai Phong. He received many compliments from the fans for his skillful and convincing performance, helping the "mine team" win against the opponent in the 5th round of the V-League 2020.

Hà Nội

In October 2021, after the news that Than Quảng Ninh was in danger of shutting down, Hà Nội quickly recruited Hai Long with a 5-year contract.

International career

In 2020, he was called up by coach Park Hang-seo to the Vietnam U22 squad. Although this is only a small gathering for the Korean strategist to check his expertise, it is also a worthy achievement for the efforts of this young midfielder.

Senior

In May 2021, Hai Long received his first call up to the Vietnam national team. He made his international debut in a friendly game against Jordan on 1 June 2021.^[7]

In December 2023, Hai Long was named in Vietnam's preliminary squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup^[8] and was later included in the final 26-men squad but didn't make a single appearance in the tournament.^[9]

On 9 December 2024, Hai Long scored his first international goal during the 2024 ASEAN Championship against Laos. During the 2024 ASEAN Championship finals 2nd leg Hai Long scored the final goal against Thailand.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 5 January 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Vietnam	2021	1	0
	2024	5	1
	2025	2	1
Total		8	2

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hai Long goal.

List of international goals scored by Nguyễn Hai Long
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 December 2024	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	1–0	4–1	2024 ASEAN Championship
2.	5 January 2025	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	3–2	3–2	2024 ASEAN Championship