Y Êli Niê (born 8 January 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Thanh Hóa .
Early life Y Êli Niê was born as the fifth child of seven. He is part of the Rade ethnic group, who assign surnames matrilineally (contrary to Vietnamese convention). Despite sharing a surname, he is not related to H'Hen Niê.
He started playing football aged 10. He won the National U11 Championship with the Dak Lak U11 team.
Club career On 24 February 2026, during Thanh Hóa's V.League 1 match against Công An Hà Nội, Y Êli Niê was substituted onto the field as a striker due to a lack of available outfield players in the Thanh Hóa squad.
Honours Thanh Hóa Vietnamese Cup: 2023–24 Công An Hà Nội Vietnamese Super Cup: 2026 Vietnam U23 AFF U-23 Championship: 2022
References
External links
Y Eli Niê at vpf.vn