Nguyễn Bảo Long (born 23 August 2005) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a

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for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND and the Vietnam national under-20 team.

Early career

Born in

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, Bao Long has joined the

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in 2016 through the enrollment program. Starting his career as an attacker and later a left midfielder, Bảo Long was converted to a left back by his youth team coach due to his lack of skills to play above. He won the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship in 2021.

Club career

Bảo Long participated in the 2021 and 2022

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with PVF. In 2023, Bảo Long was promoted to PVF Football Academy's first team PVF-CAND. On 16 April 2023, he made his V.League 2 debut in PVF-CAND's goalless draw against Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

International career

In March 2022, Bảo Long was named in Vietnam U17 squad for a training camp in

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. Later in the year, he was called up to Vietnam national under-19 team for the

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. Bảo Long appeared in 6 matches and was a key member in helping Vietnam finish in third place. In 2023, Bảo Long participated in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship with Vietnam national under-20s. He didn't appear in any game as

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failed to reach the quarter-finals despite having won two out of their three matches.

Honours

PVF Football Academy * Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship: 2021 PVF-CAND * V.League 2 runner-up:

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third place :

Vietnam U19 *

third place:

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* International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: 2022

References

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