Mạc Hồng Quân

Mạc Hồng Quân (born 1 January 1992) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and as a forward for V.League 1 club Quy Nhơn Bình Định and the Vietnam national football team.

Mạc Hồng Quân
Personal information
Full nameMạc Hồng Quân
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthChí Linh, Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Quy Nhơn Bình Định
Number8
Youth career
2000–2007FK Tachov
2007–2011Sparta Prague
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012Sparta Prague B4(2)
2013–2014FLC Thanh Hóa16(3)
2014Hùng Vương An Giang8(3)
2015–2021Than Quảng Ninh133(21)
2020Hải Phòng (loan)7(0)
2022–Quy Nhơn Bình Định57(1)
International career
2012–2015Vietnam U2325(12)
2013–2017Vietnam14(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2017

Early life

Born in Hải Dương, Hong Quan migrated to Czech Republic with his family in 2000 at the age of 8. As a child, he played with FK Tachov, before joining AC Sparta Prague in 2007.

Club career

AC Sparta Prague B

Hồng Quân began his professional career with the B squad of AC Sparta Prague. He captained the club during 2011–2012.[1]

FLC Thanh Hoa

Hồng Quân made his highly anticipated debut in the V.League 1 when he signed with FLC Thanh Hóa before Matchday 12 of the 2013 season.[2] However, after a poor start to the 2014 V.League 1 season, Thanh Hóa released Hồng Quân.[3]

International career

In June 2012, Mạc Hồng Quân was invited to train with the Vietnam U22 by the Vietnam Football Federation after being scouted by the Vietnam U19's coach Mai Đức Chung. He was selected for the final roster for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championships qualifiers.[4]

On 15 September 2014, the underdogs Vietnam thrash Iran 4-1 in shock win in the men's football event of the 2014 Asian Games. Hong Quan assisted the first and scored the second goal after passing two Iran defenders before defeating goalkeeper Sedghi. He was praised by the Vietnamese media for his movement and ability to find space in dangerous areas.[5]

Hong Quan was part of Vietnam's squad in the 2014 AFF Championship.

International goals

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.

Under-23

Vietnam

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.[6]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2014Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Malaysia1–13–1Friendly
2.17 May 2015Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  North Korea1–01–1Friendly
3.10 October 2017Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Cambodia5–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Than Quang Ninh FC

Vietnam U23

Individual

Personal life

Mạc Hồng Quân began dating Vietnamese model Kỳ Hân in early 2016. The couple got married on June 26, 2016. Their first child, a son, Tỏi, was born in 2017.[7]

References