Nguyễn Bảo Long Explained

Nguyễn Bảo Long (born 23 August 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left back for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND and the Vietnam national under-20 team.

Early career

Born in Bắc Giang, Bao Long has joined the PVF Football Academy 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.^[2] He won the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship in 2021.^[3]

Club career

Bảo Long participated in the 2021 and 2022 Vietnamese Football League Second Division with PVF.^[2]

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.^[4]

International career

In March 2022, Bảo Long was named in Vietnam U17 squad for a training camp in Germany.^[5] Later in the year, he was called up to Vietnam national under-19 team for the AFF U-19 Youth Championship. Bảo Long appeared in 6 matches and was a key member in helping Vietnam finish in third place.^{[6] [7]}

In 2023, Bảo Long participated in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship with Vietnam national under-20s.^[8] He didn't appear in any game as Vietnam failed to reach the quarter-finals despite having won two out of their three matches.^[9]

Honours

PVF Football Academy

• Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship: 2021

PVF-CAND

• V.League 2 runner-up: 2023
• Vietnamese National Cup third place : 2023

Vietnam U19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2022
• International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nguyễn Bảo Long. VPF. 17 August 2023.
2. Web site: Trò chuyện cùng học viên sinh năm 2005 Nguyễn Bảo Long. 18 June 2021. PVF. vi.
3. Web site: PVF vô địch Vòng chung kết U19 quốc gia 2021. 15 April 2021. Hồ Chí Minh City news site. vi.
4. Web site: PVF-CAND vs. Bà Ria Vũng Tàu - 16 April 2023. 16 April 2023. soccerway.
5. Web site: DANH SÁCH ĐỘI TUYỂN U17 NAM QUỐC GIA ĐI TẬP HUẤN CHLB ĐỨC 18-3-2022. 23 March 2022. VFF.
6. Web site: Áo số 12 ai cũng đẹp: Sau Phan Tuấn Tài, thêm 1 cầu thủ U10 gây sốt. yan.vn. 3 July 2022. vi.
7. Web site: Sao mai 17 tuổi 'lọt vào mắt xanh' của HLV Gong Oh Kyun. Thể Thao 247. 8 August 2022. vi.
8. Web site: U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự Giải U20 châu Á 2023. 25 February 2023. Tuổi Trẻ. vi.
9. Web site: U20 Việt Nam dừng bước tại Vòng chung kết U20 châu Á. 7 March 2023. Nhân Dân. vi.