Nguyễn Hồng Phúc

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nguyễn Hồng Phúc

| image = Nguyen Hong Phuc football.png

| caption = Hồng Phúc in 2024

| fullname = Nguyễn Hồng Phúc

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|5|31}}

| birth_place = Nam Sách, Hải Dương, Vietnam{{cite web|url=https://baohaiduong.vn/trong-tinh/hai-cau-thu-nguoi-hai-duong-xuat-phat-trong-tran-cuoi-cung-bang-b-vong-chung-ket-u20-chau-a-228463|title=Hai cầu thủ người Hải Dương xuất phát trong trận cuối bảng B vòng chung kết U20 Châu Á|publisher=Báo Hải Dương|language=vi}}

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web|url=https://vpf.vn/player/nguyen-hong-phuc/|title=Nguyễn Hồng Phúc|website=Vietnam Professional Football}}

| position = Center back, right back

| currentclub = Viettel

| clubnumber = 68

| youthyears1 = –2021

| youthclubs1 = Viettel

| years1 = 2021–

| clubs1 = Viettel

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021–2024

| clubs2 = → Hòa Bình (loan)

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = Vietnam U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam2 = Vietnam U20

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2023–

| nationalteam3 = Vietnam U23

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| pcupdate = 22 June 2025

| ntupdate = 25 March 2025

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|VIE}}}}

}}

Nguyễn Hồng Phúc (born 31 May 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center back or right back for V.League 1 club Viettel, and the Vietnam national under-23 team.

Club career

Hồng Phúc was formed in the Viettel FC youth academy. In 2021, he joined Hòa Bình on a long-term loan deal. In the 2022 season, he played an important role in helping Hòa Bình gaining a promotion from Vietnamese Second Division to V.League 2.{{cite web|title=Viettel cho đội hạng Nhì Hoà Bình mượn 9 cầu thủ|url=https://baodongkhoi.vn/viettel-cho-doi-hang-nhi-hoa-binh-muon-9-cau-thu-20072021-a88674.html|date=20 July 2021|website=Báo Đồng Khởi Online}} In his first season in V.League 2, Hồng Phúc made 7 appearances and finished 4th in the league with his team.{{cite web|title=CLB Hòa Bình đặt niềm tin vào dàn tuyển thủ U20, U23 Việt Nam|url=https://baomoi.com/clb-hoa-binh-dat-niem-tin-vao-dan-tuyen-thu-u20-u23-viet-nam/c/45456933.epi|date=4 April 2023|website=Báo Mới}}

In March 2024, Hồng Phúc's loan spell at Hòa Bình ended as he was recalled by Thể Công-Viettel for the second part of the 2023–24 V.League 1 season.{{cite web|title=Thể Công Viettel gọi lại hậu vệ khiến bóng đá Indonesia "dỗi" cả Đông Nam Á|url=https://danviet.vn/the-cong-viettel-goi-lai-hau-ve-khien-bong-da-indonesia-doi-ca-dong-nam-a-2024031112151585.htm|date=11 March 2024|website=Dân Việt}}

International career

In September 2018, Hồng Phúc was called up to the Vietnam U16 squad for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship but didn't play a single minute during the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://vff.org.vn/danh-sach-chinh-thuc-dt-u16-viet-nam-tham-du-vck-u16-chau-a-2018/|title=Danh sách chính thức ĐT U16 Việt Nam tham dự VCK U16 châu Á 2018|date=17 September 2018|publisher=VFF|language=vi}}

In 2022, Hồng Phúc was part of the Vietnam U19 team that finished third in the AFF U-19 Youth Championship.{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/u19-viet-nam-tang-tinh-canh-tranh-khi-co-2-cau-thu-u23-viet-nam-20220621234254283.htm|title=U19 Việt Nam tăng tính cạnh tranh khi có 2 cầu thủ U23 Việt Nam|date=22 June 2022|publisher=Tuổi Trẻ|language=vi}}

Between February and March 2023, Hồng Phúc participated in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship with Vietnam national under-20s.{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/u20-viet-nam-chot-danh-sach-du-giai-u20-chau-a-2023-20230225162332714.htm|title=U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự Giải U20 châu Á 2023|date=25 February 2023|publisher=Tuổi Trẻ|language=vi}} He appeared in all three group stage matches before Vietnam was eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://nhandan.vn/u20-viet-nam-dung-buoc-tai-vong-chung-ket-u20-chau-a-post741899.html|title=U20 Việt Nam dừng bước tại Vòng chung kết U20 châu Á|date=7 March 2023|publisher=Nhân Dân|language=vi}} Later in the year, he was named in Vietnam U23's 23-men squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-u23-viet-nam-vo-dich-tren-dat-thai-lan-lieu-co-kha-thi-185230816140234646.htm|title=Đội tuyển U.23 Việt Nam vô địch trên đất Thái Lan: Liệu có khả thi?|date=16 August 2023|publisher=Thanh Niên|language=vi}} He scored one goal in the 4–1 semi-final win against Malaysia and later appeared as a substitute in the final as Vietnam won the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://vnexpress.net/u23-viet-nam-vs-u23-indonesia-4646341-tong-thuat.html|title=Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp|date=26 August 2023|publisher=VnExpress|lang=vi}}