Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (footballer, born 1980)

{{short description|Vietnamese footballer}}

{{For|the Vietnamese former sweeper and coach who was born in 1972|Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (footballer, born 1972)}}

{{Other uses|Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (disambiguation){{!}}Nguyễn Hữu Thắng}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nguyễn Hữu Thắng

| image =

| fullname = Nguyễn Hữu Thắng

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|22}}

| birth_place = Dĩ An, Bình Dương, Vietnam

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1996–2003

| youthclubs1 = TDC Bình Dương

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2008

| years3 = 2009–2015

| clubs1 = TDC Bình Dương

| clubs2 = Vissai Ninh Bình

| clubs3 = Becamex Bình Dương

| caps1 = 42

| goals1 = 5

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 1

| caps3 = 81

| goals3 = 26

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2007

| nationalteam1 = Vietnam

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born June 22, 1980) is a Vietnamese football midfielder who plays for Vietnamese V.League 1 club TDC Bình Dương. He joined Binh Duong in 2004 after the club was impressed by his performance in SEA Games 22. In 2007, he was invited for a trial in MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy{{cite web|url=http://www.nld.com.vn/209061P0C1026/huu-thang-sap-da-cap-voi-beckham.htm|language=Vietnamese|title= Nguyen Huu Thang may play for LA Galaxy?}} but failed to impress the coaches. Thang came back to Vietnam and joined Vissai Ninh Bình In 2009, he returned to his old club Becamex Bình Dương.