Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2003 | ||
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) |
2021 | → Napier 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.
Kaelin was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, Nguyễn Trương Khoa, is originally from Bến Tre in Vietnam, and was a former volleyball player. His mother is of Indian descent. [1] [2]
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]
Wellington Olympic
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 2003 | ||
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) |
2021 | → Napier 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.
Kaelin was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father, Nguyễn Trương Khoa, is originally from Bến Tre in Vietnam, and was a former volleyball player. His mother is of Indian descent. [1] [2]
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]
Wellington Olympic