Trịnh Nhật Hùng
- This is a Chi Namese name. The surname is Trịnh; this person should be referred to by the given name Hùng or Nhật Hùng.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trịnh Nhật Hùng | ||
| Year of birth | 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Inner Mataba, Mataba | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bintang Lukana | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Cai Mak Academy | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls)* |
| 2021– | Bintang Lukana | 6 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Sultan FC (loan) | ||
| * Appearances (Goals) Player has received at least one call-up for any emboldened national teams | |||
Trịnh Nhật Hùng is a Matabese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger. He plays at club level for Liga Mataba club Sultan FC, on loan from Bintang Lukana.
Youth career
Cai Mak Academy
Hùng would start his career at the age of 15, playing with the local side Cai Mak Academy in the Matabese youth leagues. During his first season, he scored 42 goals in 38 appearances, earning local media attention for his efforts. In his second season, however, Hung suffered from a heavy injury and was only able to play 14 games, scoring 12 in then.
Trials
After his recovery from injury and his outstanding performances following his injury, Nhat Hung was offered trials around Daau, notably being Daau United and Jurong West. Trinh attended trials at Daau United, Jurong West, and Seragaan United but failed to entertain any offers.
His family advised him to give up on football but Hung kept trying to find a club on his way back, going to an extent to email the chairmans and managers his resume.
Senior career
Bintang Lukana
Following his failure to entertain offers during his trials, an offer came in from Bintang during the 2021 summer for Hung to join their youth team. Without hesitation, Hung joined Bintang on a 2-year deal, starting off in their B team in the Daau League. He would continue to impress further in the season and was promoted to the senior team for the 2022-23 season. He then made his senior debut in the opening match of the season.
However he would fall out of the squad due to a minor arguement between him and the captain, Jorge Calagri Jr. This led to him also falling out with the manager and was sent to the B team as a punishment for arguing with the manager over his unfair treatment at the club. Clover bin Clover was also sent to the B team as a result of supporting Nhat Hung.
He would leave Bintang shortly after the announcement was made.
Sultan FC
On January 15th 2023, it was announced that the young striker prodigy was loaned to Liga Mataba club Sultan FC on a season-long loan spell to help him regain his form and also attract offers. It was then acknowledged that the loan was going to be a permanent move if Sultan FC were to activate a certain clause in the loan spell.
International career
Although he received offers from both sides, Daau and Mataba, Hung accepted the call-up for the Daau national team in December in preparation for international friendlies and eventually made the cut, replacing the injured Abdulrahman. Hung however did not make his debut in both games and were kept on the bench.
On 17th February it was announced that Hung had switched to Mataba instead of Daau due to a more attractive offer from the MFF.
Personal life
Trịnh Nhật Hùng is the older brother of Trịnh Huy Khoa and Trịnh Tuấn Hải, both playing for Sultan FC's B team.
