Lê Quốc Nhật Nam (born 23 March 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND, on loan from Viettel, and the Vietnam national under-23 team.[2]
 Nhật Nam in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lê Quốc Nhật Nam | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kỳ Anh, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | PVF-CAND (on loan from Viettel) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2021 | Viettel | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Viettel | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Huế (loan) | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → PVF-CAND (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Vietnam U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Vietnam U23 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nhật Nam was discovered by coach Hồ Sỹ Phúc after his great performances at a youth football tournament in Hà Tĩnh. In 2012, he was admitted to Viettel youth academy after the enrollment period that year. In 2018, he won the Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship with Viettel U17 as the team's vice captain.[3] In 2020, Nhật Nam played a crucial role on Viettel U21's successful campaign in Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship, leading the team winning the competition.[4]
In 2021, Nhật Nam joined V.League 2 side Huế on a long-term loan deal.[5]
International career
Nhật Nam was named by coach Philippe Troussier on Vietnam under-22 squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[6]
Honours
Viettel Youth
- Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship: 2018
- Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship: 2020
Vietnam U23
References
External links
- Lê Quốc Nhật Nam at Soccerway