Chung Thanh Nguyen Do ( Bulgarian: Чунг Тханг Нгуен До; born 23 May 2005), also known as Đỗ Nguyễn Thành Chung, is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ninh Binh.

Club career

Born in

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parents, Do started his career aged six in

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academy, before moving to

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. Starting as a goalkeeper, he switched to midfielder because he wanted to enjoy the game more. In the summer of 2022, it was reported that

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are interested in Do. In January 2023 he was promoted to the first team and joined the winter camp. Chung completed his professional debut in a league match against

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on 13 January 2023. On 27 July 2025, Do moved to Vietnam, signing a five-year contract with

side Ninh Binh.

International career

Being eligible for both

and

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, Do represented Bulgaria at youth level. He was called up for Bulgaria U17 in 2021 and helped the team to qualify to the European U17 Championship. Chung was in the squad for the

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. In September 2022 he was called up for Bulgaria U19 for the

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matches. On 18 March 2023, he received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 for the friendly tournament Antalya Cup between 25 and 28 March 2023.

Personal life

Do has Vietnamese citizenship since 2018, under the name Trần Thành Trung. His brother Thang Chung Chan (Trần Trung Thắng) is also a footballer and plays for his former team

Career statistics

Club

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* 2005 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Vietnamese men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers PFC Slavia Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ninh Binh FC players V.League 1 players Men's association football midfielders Bulgarian people of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub