Nguyễn Quang Hải (footballer, born 1997)

Nguyễn Quang Hải
Quang Hải playing for Vietnam at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Quang Hải
Date of birth (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997
Place of birth Đông Anh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Công An Hà Nội
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2014 Hanoi T&T
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Hà Nội 127 (31)
2015Saigon (loan) 13 (4)
2022–2023 Pau 13 (1)
2023 Pau B 7 (0)
2023– Công An Hà Nội 54 (12)
International career
2011–2014 Vietnam U17 9 (2)
2014–2017 Vietnam U20 26 (1)
2017–2020 Vietnam U23 35 (12)
2017– Vietnam 76 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFC U-23 Championship
Runner-up2018 ChinaTeam
ASEAN Championship
WinnerASEAN 2018Team
Runner-upASEAN 2022Team
WinnerASEAN 2024Team
SEA Games
2019 PhilippinesTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 12 April 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for V.League 1 club Cong An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

Considered one of the best footballers in Southeast Asia, Quang Hải is widely regarded as one of the greatest Vietnamese footballers ever, along with Nguyễn Hồng Sơn and Lê Công Vinh. In 2018 and 2019, he was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for the Best Footballer in Asia award.