Nguyễn Công Phượng (born 21 January 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for V.League 2 club Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc and the Vietnam national team.

[11] In June 2010, Công Phượng and Nguyễn Tuấn Anh were the only two players from HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy that were invited to a 15 days overseas training program in Cambodia.

[12] In November 2012, Công Phượng along with Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Lương Xuân Trường, Trần Hữu Đông Triều were four of the players from the academy received the invitation to train with English Premier League side Arsenal under-17 team.

[13] In the letter, Arsenal's performance supervisor, Steve Morrow stated that manager Arsène Wenger was impressed with the academy's players when they beat Oxford United under-17 team in January 2013.

[14][15] In winter 2014, HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy team defeated Nepal U21 3–0 in the International U21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup final.

Công Phượng returned to the club after his loan contract with Ho Chi Minh City get expired, followed by the arrival of the new coach Kiatisak Senamuang.

[31] After the failure half-season at STVV, Công Phượng returnted to Vietnam and played for Ho Chi Minh City, the runner-up of 2019 V.League 1, on another loan contract.

On 26 September, Công Phượng impressively scored a brace in the 5–1 victory against Nam Dinh, but later he got toe injured during the game which made him be almost absent for the rest of 2020 season.

[38] He scored the first goal for the club in the debut match on 19 October, against LPBank Ho Chi Minh City in a Vietnamese Cup game.

On 12 January 2025, he scored against his former club Hoang Anh Gia Lai when returned to Pleiku Stadium, in the Vietnamese Cup game.

The team made it into the final with unbeaten run of five wins but eventually lost out to host nation Indonesia U–19 in the penalty shoot-out (7–6).

At the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in September 2014, Công Phượng scored a stunning solo goal against Australia U–19 right at the end of the game which help his team achieve a 1–0 victory.

[48] Công Phượng had a good individual performance at 2017 SEA Games by scoring 4 goals, but his team was unfortunately eliminated in the group stage.

[49] He also missed the penalty in the crucial game against Thailand, which lost a good chance for his team to bounce back, when Vietnam was being led 0–2.

[51] In this tournament, Công Phượng did a good job in his role as a "virtual striker" and helped Vietnam U-23 reach the final, which was a historic achievement of Vietnamese youth football in the continental level.

[52] Công Phượng was in the Vietnam Olympic's squad participating in 2018 Asian Games, where his team successfully achieved the fourth place.

Công Phượng made his debut for the senior national team as the substitution on 77th min at 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) game against Iraq on 8 October 2015.

In the round of 16 on 20th January, Công Phượng had equalized against Jordan in the early second half, before Vietnam eliminated the Al-Nashama on penalty shoot-out; thus contributing to the very good course of the Golden Dragons, quarter finalists to everyone's surprise of the continental edition.

[55] In the third qualifying round, he assisted Nguyễn Thanh Bình to lead against Japan, then the Japanese team equalized thanks to Maya Yoshida's goal.

On 11 September 2023, under new head coach Philippe Troussier, Công Phượng scored one goal in a friendly match against Palestine, which Vietnam won 2–0.

Công Phượng is the cousin of Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường, who is also a professional footballer and currently plays for V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City.

[61] It started with the newspaper Thể Thao 24h published on 8 November 2014, three different documents showing three different date of birth of Công Phượng and an interview with a former Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C.

On 12 November, after two days working in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam Football Federation published Công Phượng's birth certificate that showed he was born on 21 January 1995.

[65] On 17 November, in an interview with Người Lao Động newspaper, Công Phượng made no comment when asked about the accusation he said that he doesn't have permission from the club to answer.

[66] On 18 November, after investigating the matter, Đô Lương District's Justice Committee Division concluded that Công Phượng was born on 21 January 1995.

[68] On 30 December, VTV was fined 15 million Vietnamese Dong and ordered to issue a public correction by the Ministry of Information and Communications for broadcasting wrongful information about Công Phượng's age,[69] the newspaper Thể Thao 24h was also fined 10 million Vietnamese Dong and ordered to issue a public correction.