Nham Manh Dung: The hero of the SEA Games was rejected, fell in love with a noisy TikToker

Nham Manh Dung began to attract the attention of the national public after helping the Vietnamese team win the 31st SEA Games. Not only talented, but he also possesses a handsome appearance, cutting the hearts of many female fans.

Nham Manh Dung was born on April 12, 2000 in Thai Binh, is a Vietnamese footballer who currently plays for The Cong Viettel and the national team. He is very versatile when he can play well as a striker and central defender, even once playing the role of goalkeeper.

In 2011, the leaders of Thai Binh School for the Gifted and Sports discovered Nham Manh Dung when he competed in the provincial children's football tournament. After that, the player was able to participate in the national children's tournament held in Dak Lak. About 2 years later, he was recruited into the Viettel youth team under a training association contract with the school.

In 2017, Nham Manh Dung participated in the squad of U17 Viettel to participate in the national U17 championship. At this tournament, he scored 8 goals, won the Top Scorer and Best Player awards, making a great contribution to the runner-up record of U17 Viettel.

In the 2019 season, Nham Manh Dung was promoted to the Viettel first team to compete in V.League 1. He made his debut for the team when he came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the win over Hai Phong on May 24.

At the 2020 National U21 Tournament, Nham Manh Dung was one of the surprising factors in Viettel's U21 championship journey when he simultaneously held both the position of center back and striker. Also in this year, he won the V.League 1 championship with Viettel.

On May 22, 2022, in the final of the 31st SEA Games, Nham Manh Dung scored the only goal to help Vietnam U23 defeat Thailand U23 and win the Gold Medal. As a versatile player, Manh Dung does not play in a certain position, often being pulled down by coach Park Hang-seo to kick in the central defender position even though he comes from a plugged forward background.

In the match against the Saudi Arabia U23 team at the 2022 Asian U23 Cup, he also played the role of the goalkeeper of Vietnam U23 when replacing Quan Van Chuan who had to receive a red card to leave the field. On September 21, 2022, Nham Manh Dung made his debut for the Vietnamese national team when he started the match against Singapore in an international friendly tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.

But since then, the 25-year-old striker has not been considered by the coaches until the No. 1 and only choice for the central position on the team is always Tien Linh. Manh Dung has almost disappeared for the past 2 years in the color of The Cong Viettel, but he suddenly spoke up when the host team was a guest on Thien Truong field in early 2025.

Manh Dung's goal helped The Cong Viettel win by a minimum margin against the defending champions, to advance directly into the Top 3 leading teams, after 10 matches (2 points less than Nam Dinh Green Steel, but the home team Thien Truong has played 11 matches).

With this strong comeback, many people expect Nham Manh Dung to be summoned to the team in the near future. Because in the context that Xuan Son has to be treated for a long-term injury, from the 2024 ASEAN Cup, the striker from Thai Binh can be a good solution for the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers series this March. Notably, when Bui Vi Hao and even Quoc Viet were nominated, coach Kim Sang Sik still said no to Manh Dung.

Besides his career in digital shorts, Nham Manh Dung was also known as an actor when he participated in VFC's film "My Family Is Suddenly Happy", which aired in 2023. He played the role of Nham Van Thin, the son of Mr. Nham Van Tuat (played by Jimmy Khanh) and participated in a football match with Mr. Toai's family (played by People's Artist Bui Bai Binh).

Reporter Dan Viet contacted Nham Manh Dung after he appeared in the scene of episode 7 of the film. The player said: "After the movie "My family is suddenly happy" aired on March 30, I was quite surprised when the online community called me Nham Van Thin more than Nham Manh Dung".

Talking about the fate that brought him to this work, the 25-year-old striker shared: "The film crew wanted to shoot a segment of the football match between Mr. Toai's family and Mr. Tuat's family. They were looking for a suitable player for the role of Mr. Tuat's son and I was introduced by Mr. Dai Gan.

I was also quite interested in this role, but I didn't find myself very suitable to be an actor. If I am invited to act in a movie in the future, I will have to consider whether I am busy serving the club and the Vietnamese national team, for me playing football is the most important."

In terms of personal life, around August 2023, striker Nham Manh Dung publicly dated a female student of Dong Thi Hoa My Foreign Trade University. The player on the payroll of The Cong Viettel also did not hesitate to show off sweet dating moments, locking his girlfriend's lips on social networks.

Hoa My was born in 2001 from Bac Giang, also known as a hot TikToker with a personal page of more than 800,000 followers. She used to be involved in a lot of noise about dressing when she repeatedly wore offensive clothes to the gym and was reacted to by the people.

Recently, Hoa My continued to be in the spotlight when she was involved in an online controversy with striker Tran Danh Trung's girlfriend. Putting aside the stigmas, Manh Dung is always ready to stand up for his girlfriend. The way the player's parents cared about her also partly showed that they had "dotted" this future daughter-in-law.

Accordingly, the person who was born Manh Dung made rice cakes, spring rolls and sent eggs to Hoa My. "Today's happiness of Hoa My", WAG born in 2001 wrote on her personal page accompanied by photos of food prepared by her boyfriend's parents.

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