Amber Nguyen

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Amber Nguyen
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Nguyen with Georgia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Amber Katherine Nguyen [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-26) February 26, 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Macon, Georgia, United States [2]
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lexington SC
Number 9
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Vanderbilt Commodores 66 (5)
2024 Georgia Bulldogs 21 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2025– Lexington SC 0 (0)
International career
2018 United States U-16 2 (0)
2019 United States U-18 2 (0)
2019 United States U-20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amber Katherine Nguyen (born February 26, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Lexington SC. She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Early life

Nguyen was born in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of Don and Tonya Nguyen, and grew up in Snellville, Georgia. She has two older brothers. [2] [3] She played DA club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club, earning United Soccer Coaches All-American honors three times and being named DA Best Midfielder in 2019. She graduated from Shiloh High School. [4] She initially committed to play college soccer at Tennessee before changing her commitment to Vanderbilt later in her senior year. [5] [6]

College career

Nguyen won the SEC tournament with the Vanderbilt Commodores in her freshman season in 2020, making all but one of her appearances that year off the substitute bench. [2] [7] She broke into the starting lineup during her sophomore season in 2021, scoring 1 goal and making a career-high 5 assists in 16 games. In her junior season in 2022, she scored 3 goals and added 2 assists in 18 games. helping Vanderbilt advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament and the second round of the NCAA tournament. [2] [8] She started all 18 games and scored 2 goals for the Commodores in her senior season in 2023, a down year for the team. [2] [9]

Nguyen transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs to use her fifth year of college eligibility as a graduate student in 2024. [3] [10] She played in all 21 games, all but two of them as a starter, and scored 2 goals. [4]

Club career

Nguyen was invited to train with the North Carolina Courage as a non-roster trialist in the 2025 preseason. [11] She was signed to a short-term contract from March to April. [12] [13]

On July 1, 2025, Lexington SC announced that the club had signed Nguyen ahead of the USL Super League's second season. [14]

International career

Nguyen trained with the youth national team at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels, appearing in friendlies at each age level. [4] [15]

Honors and awards

Vanderbilt Commodores

References

  1. ↑ "Vanderbilt Commencement Program 2024" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amber Nguyen". Vanderbilt Commodores . Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Curtis, Sam (October 28, 2023). "Amber Nguyen: An excuse-free maestro". The Vanderbilt Hustler . Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Amber Nguyen". Georgia Bulldogs . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (November 12, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: November 12–18". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (April 29, 2019). "Recruiting Roundup: April 29–May 5". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sparks, Adam (November 22, 2020). "Vanderbilt wins SEC women's soccer tournament title in improbable run". The Tennessean . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Mago, Anish (November 11, 2022). "Vanderbilt Soccer upsets No. 5 Clemson, advances in DI Women's Soccer Championship". The Vanderbilt Hustler . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ Sheehy, Frankie (November 1, 2023). "2023 Season Recap: Vanderbilt Soccer". The Vanderbilt Hustler . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Shiloh Grad Amber Nguyen Signs with Georgia Bulldogs" . Gwinnett Daily Post . February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "NC Courage Announces 32-Player Roster". North Carolina Courage. February 20, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ North Carolina Courage [@thenccourage]; (March 22, 2025). "Adding Amber to the squad ➕" . Retrieved March 23, 2025– via Instagram.
  13. ↑ "NC Courage Activate Midfielder Dani Weatherholt Off Injured Reserve". North Carolina Courage. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lilian, David (July 1, 2025). "Lexington SC Adds Amber Nguyen to 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Roster". Lexington SC . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Amber Nguyen at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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