Nguyễn Văn Hoàng (born 17 February 1995) is a Vietnamese

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who plays as a

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for

V.League 1 The V.League 1 ( vi, Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia, lit=National Football League), also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professi ...

club

Hà Nội Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...

Club career

Hanoi FC

On 28 August 2023, Văn Hoàng signed a five-year contract with

Hanoi FC Hanoi Football Club () is a Vietnamese professional Association football, football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam that competes in the V.League 1. The club currently plays in the V.League 1. Hanoi FC was founded in 2006 as T&T Hanoi Football Clu ...

. As goalkeeper, he dons the unusual number 5 shirt for Hà Nội, previously worn by the likes of

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and

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. Nguyen Van Hoang made his debut for Hanoi in the

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against

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on 6 December 2023. In the fifth minute of the match, he saved a penalty from

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. In the next home match, a 2–0 victory against

Song Lam Nghe An Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river ...

, Van Hoang kept his first clean sheet for Hanoi.

Career statistics

Honours

Vietnam U23 *

AFC U-23 Championship The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 ...

runner-up:

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* 1995 births Living people V.League 1 players Saigon FC players Song Lam Nghe An FC players Hanoi FC players Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam Sportspeople from Nghệ An province {{Vietnam-footy-bio-stub