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Kaelin Nguyen

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Kaelin Nguyen
Personal information
Full name Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wellington Olympic
Number 27
Youth career
2017–2020 Wellington Phoenix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1 (0)
2020–2021 Lower Hutt City 4 (1)
2021Napier City Rovers (loan) 5 (3)
2021–2023 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 44 (13)
2024– Wellington Olympic 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi (born 3 May 2003) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Wellington Olympic.

Early life

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Kaelin was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He attended St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt. His father, Nguyễn Trương Khoa, is originally from Bến Tre in Vietnam, and was a former volleyball player. His mother is of Indian descent. Kaelin once said and I quote "they said I wouldn't be nothing now they always say congratulations". [1][2]

Club career

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Nguyen began his youth career playing for local football club Petone FC. Some of Nguyen's notable teammates from Petone include; Otago University breather Patrick (Paddy) Roberts, Travel Influencer Luca van Dillen and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu White Belt Hunter Locke.

In 2017, Nguyen joined the Wellington Phoenix Academy after returning from a youth tournament in Malaysia with New Zealand under-15 side.[1]

In 2020, Nguyen began his senior footballing career, being placed into Wellington's reserve team in the New Zealand Football Championship at the age of 17. He then joined Lower Hutt City, a farm team of Wellington Phoenix in order to gain more game time. In 2021, he was loaned to Central League club Napier City Rovers, where he scored 3 goals after 5 appearances.[1][3]

In 2021, Nguyen made his comeback to Wellington Phoenix' reserve team. He made his first team debut on 5 August 2023 in an Australia Cup game against Peninsula Power, in which he assisted the 2–1 goal to help his club advance to the next round.[4]

In 2024, Nguyen signed for Central League club Wellington Olympic.[5]

Honours

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Wellington Olympic

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kaelin Nguyễn Trương Khôi: Tiền đạo Việt kiều được định giá 3 tỷ, có bố là CEO nổi tiếng" (in Vietnamese). The Sporting News. 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Tiền đạo Việt kiều Kaelin Nguyễn 1m86 xin quốc tịch Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 19 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Cầu thủ Việt kiều được đánh giá tiền tỷ tại nước ngoài là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Youngsters get Phoenix home in last-gasp Australia Cup win in extra-time". Friends of Football. 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sao mai Việt kiều tạm gác 'giấc mộng' trở về Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 17 February 2024.
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