Filip Nguyen (born 14 September 1992), also spelled as Nguyễn Filip, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội. Born in Czechoslovakia, he represents the Vietnam national team.

Nguyễn Filip
Filip Nguyen in 2026
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Filip[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Công An Hà Nội
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2011 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sparta Prague 0 (0)
2011–2012Loko Vltavín (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2016 SK Union 2013 22 (0)
2016–2018 Vlašim 45 (0)
2018–2022 Slovan Liberec 94 (0)
2021–2022Slovácko (loan) 30 (0)
2022–2023 Slovácko 46 (0)
2023– Công An Hà Nội 79 (0)
International career
2024– Vietnam 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
ASEAN Championship
WinnerASEAN 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Club career

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Filip played youth football with Loko Vltavín and Sparta Prague, joining the latter in 2012.[citation needed] On 20 October 2013, Nguyen appeared in the Sparta first-team squad for the first-team, being an unused substitute for a Czech First League home win over city rivals Dukla Prague.[2] He departed the club in 2015 to play for SK Union Čelákovice.[citation needed] 2016 saw Nguyen complete a move to Czech National Football League side Vlašim.[2] He made his professional debut for Vlašim v. Karviná on 26 March.[2] Forty-two appearances followed across his first three seasons.[2] In February 2018, Slovan Liberec completed the signing of Nguyen; signing until 2021.[3][4] In the 2022–23 Czech First League, Filip was the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.[5]

Công An Hà Nội

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On 28 June 2023, Filip signed for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội on a three-year contract.[6][7] Filip made his league debut for the club on 2 July 2023, in a 0–1 loss against SHB Đà Nẵng at Hòa Xuân Stadium.[8] His first season with the Police team ended in success, as they won the V.League 1 title.[9]

In 6 December 2023, Filip received approval to naturalize as a Vietnamese citizen.[10][11]

International career

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Filip Nguyen celebrating the 2024 ASEAN Championship title with Vietnam national team.

Filip is eligible to play for either the Czech Republic or Vietnam at international level.

In July 2019, it was reported that Filip was in the process of becoming naturalized as a Vietnamese citizen, which would allow him to represent the country's national team for the succeeding 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[12]

In September 2020, Filip received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for their UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September.[13] Due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the previous Czech squad, all players and the coaching staff which faced Slovakia on 4 September had to be replaced.[14][15][16]

On 6 December 2023, Filip announced on his Facebook page that he had successfully completed his Vietnamese naturalization, thus making him eligible to play for Vietnam.[10]

On 25 December 2023, Filip was selected in Vietnam's 34-man provisional squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup,[17] and later made the final squad.[18][19] He made his first senior international appearance against Kyrgyzstan in a 1–2 friendly defeat on 9 January 2024 in preparation for the tournament. Filip played in all of Vietnam's three matches at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals.

Personal life

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Filip was born in Prague to a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother.[20] His father is from Haiphong.

Filip married his long-term girlfriend Aneta Ngova in August 2021. She also is of Vietnamese and Czech descent.[21] The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 June 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Prague 2012–13 First League 0000000000
2013–14 First League 00000000
Total 0000000000
SK Union 2013 2014–15 Bohemian Football League 300030
2015–16 Bohemian Football League 19020210
Total 22020240
Vlašim 2015–16 National Football League 200020
2016–17 National Football League 26010270
2017–18 National Football League 15010160
Total 43020450
Slovan Liberec 2017–18 First League 401030
2018–19 First League 26040300
2019–20 First League 320101[b]0340
2020–21 First League 160207[c]0250
Total 780807010940
Slovácko 2021–22 First League 260202[d]0300
2022–23 First League 340309[e]0460
Total 60050110760
Công An Hà Nội 2023 V.League 1 801090
2023–24 V.League 1 250201[f]0280
2024–25 V.League 1 240408[g]0360
2025–26 V.League 1 220107[h]05[i]0350
Total 79080701401080
Career total 28202502501503470
  1. Includes Czech Cup, Vietnamese Cup
  2. Appearance in the Czech First League Europa League play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
  7. Appearances in ASEAN Club Championship
  8. Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  9. One appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup, four appearances in ASEAN Club Championship

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Vietnam 2024100
202510
202610
Total120

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. "Quyết định 1477/QĐ-CTN 2023 cho nhập quốc tịch Việt Nam đối với Ông Nguyễn Filip" (in Vietnamese). Thu Vien Phap Luat. 22 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Czech Republic - F. Nguyen". Soccerway. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. "Posila do branky: Filip Nguyen přestupuje do Slovanu!". FC Slovan Liberec. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. "Velké loučení v Liberci! Nguyen ztratil pozici, zkusí to ve Slovácku". blesk.cz. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. "Statistiky: Brankáři". fortunaliga.cz. Fortuna Liga.
  6. "CLB CÔNG AN HÀ NỘI HOÀN TẤT THỦ TỤC CHIÊU MỘ FILIP NGUYỄN". Cong An Ha Noi FC (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. "Filip Nguyễn signs as a goalkeeper for HN Police". Vietnam News.
  8. "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper struggles with hot weather in Hanoi". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. "CAHN vô địch V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  10. 1 2 VnExpress. "Thủ môn Filip Nguyen có quốc tịch Việt Nam". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. "Hanoi Department of Justice awards the decision to acquire Vietnamese citizenship to goalkeeper Nguyen Filip". Vietnam Football Federation. 22 December 2023.
  12. "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper applies for Vietnamese citizenship". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  13. VnExpress. "Filip Nguyễn được gọi lên tuyển Czech". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  14. "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  15. "Vietnam may lose talented goalkeeper to Czech Republic". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  16. VnExpress. "Filip Nguyễn xin không vào sân ở đội tuyển Czech". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  17. "The Vietnam team prepares for the 2023 Asian Cup with 34 players". Vietnam Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  18. "The Vietnam team announced the official list of 26 players participating in the 2023 Asian Cup". Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  19. "Danh sách đội tuyển Việt Nam dự Asian Cup 2023 do AFC công bố". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  20. "Naturalized goalkeeper talks childhood, learning Vietnamese". VnExpress International. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  21. "V.League's most expensive transfer and wife enjoy married bliss". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  22. "Vietnamese-Czech footballer's wife loves living in Vietnam". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  23. "Filip Nguyen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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