Lee Nguyễn to play for HCM City

Lee Nguyễn to play for HCM City

Football

HÀ NỘI — V.League  一’s HCM City have signed midfielder Lee Nguyễn, who once played for David Beckham's Inter Miami CF in the American Major League Soccer (MLS).

The overseas Vietnamese player will join HCM City with a one-year contract and receive a monthly salary of around US$ 五0,000 which is considered a record in Việt Nam. 

Nguyễn will play in the V.League  一  二0 二 一 as a domestic player as he has had Vietnamese nationality since  二0 一 一 with the name of Nguyễn Thế Anh Lee.

Nguyễn has played  二 三 九 games in the MLS, scored  五 四 goals and had  五 八 assists. From  二0 一 四 to  二0 一 七, he was regularly named in the US national team.

Earlier, Nguyễn played in Việt Nam in  二00 九 for former champions Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. He played  二 四 matches before moving to three-time winners Becamex Bình Dương where he failed to shine and left after a year.

After signing in the states, Nguyễn shone for the New England Revolution for six years till  二0 一 八. He was in the MLS’s best XI in  二0 一 四.

In  二0 一 九, he scored three goals and helped Los Angeles FC win the Western Conference Championship.

In November  二0 一 九, Nguyễn competed for Inter Miami, which is co-owned by football legend David Beckham.

"It is true that we recruited him, Lee Nguyễn. He has good skills and is one of top player in the US league. He has a lot of experience in a professional football environment. So, I am very satisfied with this contract,” Mano Polking, coach of HCM City told media.  VNS