Zan Nguyen

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Zan Nguyen
Personal information
Full name Zan Hoyt Le Cao Nguyen [1]
Date of birth (2006-04-24) April 24, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Ho Chi Minh City
Number 5
Youth career
–2022 Seacoast United
2022–2024 Medomak Valley High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Ho Chi Minh City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 6, 2024

Zan Hoyt Le Cao Nguyen (born April 24, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City. [2]

Career

Nguyen was born in the United States from parents with Vietnamese descent. [3]

In the 2022–23 season, Nguyen played for Seacoast United U17. He then played for Medomak Valley High School, before deciding to return to Vietnam to play football in August 2024. [4] There, he went for a trial at V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City. On August 28, 2024, he was signed by the club with a three-year contract. [5]

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References

  1. "Nguyen Zan Hoyt Le Cao". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. "Zan Nguyen". Soccerway.
  3. "Trung vệ Việt kiều cao 1m90 sắp chơi tại V.League là ai?". Bongdaplus.
  4. "CLB TP.HCM công bố cầu thủ Việt kiều thứ 2 quốc tịch mỹ cao 1m90" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 28 August 2024.
  5. "Chuyển nhượng V-League: CLB TP.HCM ra mắt cầu thủ Việt kiều cao 1m90" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 28 August 2024.