Nguyễn Đình Triệu (born 4 November 1991) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Hải Phòng and the Vietnam national team.

Early career

Born in Thái Bình, Nguyễn Đình Triệu joined Hanoi FC's youth academy. Despite being a regular starter keeper for the team youth categories, he did not managed to integrate the first team. After being released by Hanoi, he quit football to study Information Technology in Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport and later worked as a gas corporation employee.[2][3]

Club career

Bình Phước

After his early retirement, Đình Triệu continued playing in amateur teams. He impressed Bình Phước's manager Nguyễn Minh Phương during a local football tournament in Vũng Tàu, who later demanded the club to sign him.[2] In 2020, Đình Triệu made his comeback as a professional footballer at the age of 28 after signing for V.League 2 club Bình Phước.[4]

Hải Phòng

Đình Triệu joined V.League 1 side Hải Phòng in 2022. Although he was expected to be the back-up of Nguyễn Văn Toản, Đình Triệu quickly became the starter keeper of the team after his solid performances.[5] With 6 clean sheets after 20 league games, Đình Triệu played a big role on helping Hải Phòng finish as league runners-up that season and was awarded the best goalkeeper title.[6]

International career

Nguyễn Đình Triệu was named in Vietnam U19 squad for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.[7]

In June 2023, Đình Triệu was called up to the senior Vietnam squad for first time, for friendlies against Hong Kong and Syria.[8] He made his debut against Palestine on 11 September 2023 at the Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định. He kept a clean sheet in the match, which ended 2–0 to Vietnam.[9]

In January 2024, he was included in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 5 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Vietnam 2023 2 0
2024 5 0
2025 2 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Vietnam

Individual

References

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