Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (born 11 January 1998) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Ninh Bình and the Vietnam national team.
Early career Hoàng Đức started playing football from the second grade for his school team. In 2008, a manager of the Viettel FC football academy in Hải Dương discovered him during a youth tournament and signed him to the academy. He integrated without much difficulties into the team and was formed to become a forward. Throughout the years in the academy, he was highly appreciated by the managers for his outstanding playing technique and his will to strive for excellence. He was regularly assigned by the managers to be the team captain during youth tournaments.
In 2016, Hoàng Đức lead Viettel to the Vietnamese National U-19 Championship final before they lost against Hanoi FC in the final and was named as the "Player of the tournament".
Club career Viettel In 2017, he was promoted to the first team squad, playing in the V.League 2. With his impressive height, his unique skillful left-foot and his high workrate in the field, coach Nguyễn Hải Biên repositioned Hoàng Đức to play in different midfield positions.
In 2018, Hoàng Đức started 17 of the 18 games in various positions, scoring 9 goals and providing 3 assists to help Viettel win the 2018 V.League 2, thus promoting to the V.League 1 in 2019. He was also voted the player of the season.
In 2020, Hoàng Đức was part of the Viettel squad that win the 2020 V.League 1, being a crucial starter. Later, he and Viettel failed to win the 2020 National Super Cup, after losing to Hanoi FC with a score of 0-1. In the 2021 AFC Champions League, he played all 6 games and scored 1 goal as Viettel failed to advance to the next stage.
In the 2023 V.League 1 season, as the key playmaker of Viettel, Hoàng Đức scored 5 goals and had 5 assists, helping Viettel finish third in the league. Therefore he was named as the league's Player of the Season.
Ninh Bình On 8 October 2024, with only 3 months in contract left with Thể Công-Viettel, Hoàng Đức was transferred to V.League 2 side Phù Đổng Ninh Bình.
International career
In 2017, Hoàng Đức was called up to the Vietnam U-20 team to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He missed an open goal chance in the opening game against New Zealand which ended in a goalless draw. Vietnam later lost in the remaining matches and was eliminated from the group stage.
On 14 September 2019, he made his debut for Vietnam national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against the United Arab Emirates, coming in as a substitute in the 81th minute. Later, when Vietnam reached the third round of the qualifiers, he established himself as an important starter in the team with his impressive capacities in both defending and attacking.
On 12 December 2021, Hoàng Đức scored first goal for Vietnam in the 3–0 win against Malaysia as part of the 2020 AFF Championship.
In 2022, Hoàng Đức had won his first Vietnamese Golden Ball.
In 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but was later removed from the squad to fully recover from his ankle injury.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cup ContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsViettel B2015Third Division52——1062Thể Công-Viettel2016V.League 24000——402017V.League 28021——1012018V.League 217910——1892019V.League 123110——2412020V.League 117250——2222021V.League 1121—61101922022V.League 12362040—296 2023V.League 120551——2562023–24V.League 124230——2722024–25V.League 14000——40 Total152261921011018229Ninh Bình 2024–25V.League 2 18311——194 2025–26V.League 1 23752——289 2026–27V.League 1 0000——00 Total41106300004713Total career198382551012023544
International
VietnamYearAppsGoals2019102021161202261202310020241302025802026131Total673
International goals U-23 Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 26 March 2019 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 2–0 4–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2 1 December 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 2–1 2–1 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Vietnam Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore 3–0 3–0 2020 AFF Championship 2. 27 December 2022 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 2022 AFF Championship 3. 2 October 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 2–1 4–2 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup
Honours Viettel V.League 1: 2020 V.League 2: 2018 Vietnamese National Cup runners-up: 2020, 2023 Vietnamese Super Cup runners-up: 2020
Ninh Bình V.League 2: 2024–25 Vietnamese National Cup runners-up: 2025–26
ASEAN All-Stars Maybank Challenge Cup: 2025
Vietnam U23/Olympic SEA Games gold medal: 2019, 2021
Vietnam ASEAN Championship: 2024, 2026; runner-up: 2022 VFF Cup: 2022
Individual Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2021, 2023, 2025 Vietnamese Bronze Ball: 2022 AFF Championship All-Star XI: 2022 V.League 1 Player of the Season: 2023 V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2023, 2025–26 V.League 2 Team of the Season: 2024–25 V.League 2 Player of the Season: 2024–25
Orders Third-class Labor Order: 2025
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