| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Nguyen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hanoi Police | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2012–2013 | Loko Vltavín | ||
| 2013 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SK Union Čelákovice | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vlašim | 43 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Slovan Liberec | 77 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → 1. FC Slovácko (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | 1. FC Slovácko | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hanoi Police | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Vietnam | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 | |||
Filip Nguyen (born 14 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Hanoi Police. Born in the Czech Republic, he represents the Vietnam national team.
Club career
Nguyen played youth football with Loko Vltavín and Sparta Prague, joining the latter in 2012.[2] On 20 October 2013, Nguyen appeared in the Sparta first-team squad for the first-team, being an unused substitute for a Czech First League home win over city rivals Dukla Prague.[1] He departed the club in 2015 to play for SK Union Čelákovice.[2] 2016 saw Nguyen complete a move to Czech National Football League side Vlašim.[1] He made his professional debut for Vlašim v. Karviná on 26 March.[1] Forty-two appearances followed across his first three seasons.[1] In February 2018, Slovan Liberec completed the signing of Nguyen; signing until 2021.[3][4]
Cong An Ha Noi
On 28 June 2023, Nguyen signed for V.League 1 club Cong An Ha Noi on a three-year contract.[5][6] Nguyen made his league debut for the club on 2 July 2023, in a 0–1 loss against SHB Da Nang at Hòa Xuân Stadium.[7] His first season with CAHN ended in success, as they won the V.League 1 title.[8]
In December 2023, Nguyen received approval to naturalise as a Vietnamese citizen.[9][10]
International career
Filip Nguyen is eligible to play for Czech Republic or Vietnam at international level.
In July 2019, it was reported that Nguyen was in the process of becoming naturalizsed as a Vietnamese citizen, which would allow him to represent the country's national team for the succeeding 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11]
In September 2020, Nguyen received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for their UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September. Due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the previous Czech squad, all players and the coaching staff which faced Slovakia on 4 September had to be replaced.[12][13]
On 6 December 2023, Nguyen announced on his Facebook page that he had successfully completed his Vietnamese naturlization, thus making him eligible to play for Vietnam.[9] Later in the month, he received his first call up to the Vietnam national team and was named in the preliminary squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14]
On 9 January 2024, he made his international debut, playing 60 minutes in Vietnam's 1–2 defeat against Kyrgyzstan. Later, he featured in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the Asian Cup.[15]
Personal life
Filip Nguyen was born in Prague to a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother. His father is from Haiphong.
In August 2021, Filip married his long-term girlfriend Aneta Ngo.[16] Aneta gave birth to the couple's first son, Filip Jr, in 2020.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 December 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2013–14 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vlašim | 2015–16 | National Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | National Football League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National Football League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2017–18 | First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | First League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | First League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Slovácko | 2021–22 | First League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | First League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Cong An Ha Noi | 2023 | V.League 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
Honours
Slovácko
Hanoi Police
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Czech Republic - F. Nguyen". Soccerway. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Filip Nguyen - Slovan Liberec". Football Database. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Posila do branky: Filip Nguyen přestupuje do Slovanu!". FC Slovan Liberec. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Velké loučení v Liberci! Nguyen ztratil pozici, zkusí to ve Slovácku". blesk.cz. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "CLB CÔNG AN HÀ NỘI HOÀN TẤT THỦ TỤC CHIÊU MỘ FILIP NGUYỄN". Cong An Ha Noi FC (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "Filip Nguyễn signs as a goalkeeper for HN Police". Vietnam News.
- ↑ "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper struggles with hot weather in Hanoi". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ "CAHN vô địch V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Czech goalkeeper obtains Vietnamese citizenship". VnExpress. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Hanoi Department of Justice awards the decision to acquire Vietnamese citizenship to goalkeeper Nguyen Filip". VFF. 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper applies for Vietnamese citizenship". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Vietnam may lose talented goalkeeper to Czech Republic". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Vietnam team prepares for the 2023 Asian Cup with 34 players". Vietnam Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ↑ "The Vietnam team announced the official list of 26 players participating in the 2023 Asian Cup". Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "V. League's most expensive transfer and wife enjoy married bliss". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Vietnamese-Czech footballer's wife loves living in Vietnam". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
- Filip Nguyen at Soccerway
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