| Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường | |
| Fullname: | Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Đô Lương, Nghệ An, Vietnam |
| Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nutifood |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Nutifood |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 4 April 2024 |
Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường (born 6 March 2004) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.
Born in Nghệ An, Quốc Cường moved to Đồng Nai at an early age with his family. In 2014, he joined the HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy.[2] He is a member of the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai under 19 team that finished second in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-19 Championship.[3] Shortly after the tournament, he joined the, a team that is affiliated with his previous club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. As a starter with the Nutifood under-17s, he finished as runners-up with his team in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-17 Championship.[4]
Quốc Cường played in the 2022 Vietnamese Football League Third Division with Nutifood. He scored 4 goals after 7 games as his team finish as league leader in the regular season, but his team failed to gain a promotion after losing to Luxury Ha Long in the promotion play off game.[5] [6]
In 2023, he signed for Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, who plays in the V.League 2. Quốc Cường scored 2 goals after 12 league games and secured the team in a safe position in the table to remain in the league.[7]
Quốc Cường was called up several youth categories of the Vietnamese national team, including the under-15, under-16, under-18 and under-23, but never made an official appearance for these teams.[2] [3]
Quốc Cường is the cousin of Vietnam national team player Nguyễn Công Phượng.[2] [8]