Amber Nguyen
_031_(cropped).jpg) Nguyen with Georgia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amber Katherine Nguyen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Macon, Georgia, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lexington SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 66 | (5) |
| 2024 | Georgia Bulldogs | 21 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lexington SC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | United States U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amber Katherine Nguyen (born February 26, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Lexington SC. She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Early life
[edit]Nguyen was born in Macon, Georgia, the daughter of Don and Tonya Nguyen, and grew up in Snellville, Georgia. She has two older brothers.[2][3] She played DA club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club, earning United Soccer Coaches All-American honors three times and being named DA Best Midfielder in 2019. She graduated from Shiloh High School.[4] She initially committed to play college soccer at Tennessee before changing her commitment to Vanderbilt later in her senior year.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Nguyen won the SEC tournament with the Vanderbilt Commodores in her freshman season in 2020, making all but one of her appearances that year off the substitute bench.[2][7] She broke into the starting lineup during her sophomore season in 2021, scoring 1 goal and making a career-high 5 assists in 16 games. In her junior season in 2022, she scored 3 goals and added 2 assists in 18 games. helping Vanderbilt advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament and the second round of the NCAA tournament.[2][8] She started all 18 games and scored 2 goals for the Commodores in her senior season in 2023, a down year for the team.[2][9]
Nguyen transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs to use her fifth year of college eligibility as a graduate student in 2024.[3][10] She played in all 21 games, all but two of them as a starter, and scored 2 goals.[4]
Club career
[edit]Nguyen was invited to train with the North Carolina Courage as a non-roster trialist in the 2025 preseason.[11] She was signed to a short-term contract from March to April.[12][13]
On July 1, 2025, Lexington SC announced that the club had signed Nguyen ahead of the USL Super League's second season.[14]
International career
[edit]Nguyen trained with the youth national team at the under-16, under-18, and under-20 levels, appearing in friendlies at each age level.[4][15]
Honors and awards
[edit]Vanderbilt Commodores
References
[edit]- ^ "Vanderbilt Commencement Program 2024" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amber Nguyen". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Curtis, Sam (October 28, 2023). "Amber Nguyen: An excuse-free maestro". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Amber Nguyen". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Shealer, Sheldon (November 12, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: November 12–18". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Shealer, Sheldon (April 29, 2019). "Recruiting Roundup: April 29–May 5". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (November 22, 2020). "Vanderbilt wins SEC women's soccer tournament title in improbable run". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Mago, Anish (November 11, 2022). "Vanderbilt Soccer upsets No. 5 Clemson, advances in DI Women's Soccer Championship". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Sheehy, Frankie (November 1, 2023). "2023 Season Recap: Vanderbilt Soccer". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Shiloh Grad Amber Nguyen Signs with Georgia Bulldogs". Gwinnett Daily Post. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "NC Courage Announces 32-Player Roster". North Carolina Courage. February 20, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ North Carolina Courage [@thenccourage]; (March 22, 2025). "Adding Amber to the squad ➕". Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "NC Courage Activate Midfielder Dani Weatherholt Off Injured Reserve". North Carolina Courage. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Lilian, David (July 1, 2025). "Lexington SC Adds Amber Nguyen to 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Roster". Lexington SC. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Amber Nguyen at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Amber Nguyen at Soccerway.com
- Living people
- 2002 births
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Snellville, Georgia
- American women's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Women's association football midfielders
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer players
- Georgia Bulldogs women's soccer players
- North Carolina Courage players
- Lexington SC (women) players