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Gia Huy Phong

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Gia Huy Phong
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Berlin
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2016 Frohnauer
2016–2018 Hertha BSC
2018–2019 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2019–2022 Wolfsburg
2022–2023 Viktoria Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Viktoria Berlin 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Gia Huy Phong (born 5 February 2004) is a German footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for Viktoria Berlin.

Early life

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Phong was born in Berlin from Vietnamese parents. His father is a Hoa ethnic from Đồng Nai and his mother is from Khanh Hòa.[1]

Early career

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Phong started his career at the youth side of the Berlin based team Frohnauer before joining the youth academy region giants Hertha BSC in 2016. He was released by the club in 2018 and joined Tennis Borussia Berlin before signing for Wolfsburg youth team.[2] He appeared in 3 group stage games during the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League as his team failed to reach the next stage.[3][4]

Club career

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In June 2022, Phong joined Viktoria Berlin. He was promoted to the first team for the 2023–24 season. On 30 July 2023, he made his Regionalliga Nordost debut in a 2–1 win against Energie Cottbus. He scored his first career goal on 11 November 2023 against Hertha BSC II, the only goal of the 1–0 win.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hậu vệ Việt kiều Đức nhờ Instagram mới biết mình nổi tiếng ở Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Gia Huy Phong, hậu vệ gốc Việt đang thăng tiến ở đội trẻ Wolfsburg" (in Vietnamese). bongdaplus. 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Hậu vệ Việt kiều Đức Phòng Gia Huy cao 1m83" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hậu vệ gốc Việt đang thi đấu ở châu Âu là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Goal.com. 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Cầu thủ Việt kiều ghi siêu phẩm tại Đức" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Sao gốc Việt từng đá giải trẻ Champions League giờ ra sao?" (in Vietnamese). bongdaplus. 14 December 2023.
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