Nguyễn Thanh Bình (born 2 November 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Viettel and the Vietnam national team.^[2]

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Nguyễn Thanh Bình

Nguyễn Thanh Bình in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Thanh Bình
Date of birth	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Vũ Thư, Thái Bình, Vietnam
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Viettel
Number	3
Youth career
2012–2019	Viettel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Viettel	74	(1)
2020	→ Bình Định (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Vietnam U23	10	(0)
2021–	Vietnam	20	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF Championship Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team Southeast Asian Games Hanoi 2021 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

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Bình started his career in the Viettel youth academy.^[3][4] In 2020, he helped Viettel's U-21 team win the U-21 national championship.^[5][6][7] He also won the V.League 2 championship with Bình Định in the same year.^[8][9][10]

Bình made his professional debut for Viettel on 16 January 2021, in a V.League 1 match against Hải Phòng.^[11][12][13] He has since become a regular starter for Viettel, helping the club finish fourth in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.^{[14][15][16][17]}

On 7 September 2021, Thanh Bình made his debut for the national team, against Australia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, in a match that ended 1–0 loss.^[18] He was heavily criticized by fans after making the mistake of letting China score a goal in injury time, making Vietnam lose 2–3 on 7 October 2021.

On 29 March 2022, he scored his first goal for Vietnam with a header, against Japan, making Vietnam get a historic draw to end the 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign with 4 points.

Bình Định

• V.League 2: 2020

Vietnam U23

• Southeast Asian Games: 2021

Vietnam

• VFF Cup: 2022