Veteran midfielder Lee Nguyen won’t start the new MLS season with the New England Revolution. Instead, the 34-year-old player decided to head to Vietnam where he will play for Ho Chi Minh City in the country’s V. League 1.
The move doesn’t come as a surprise, as Nguyen was linked with a transfer to Vietnam midway through the 2020 MLS season while he was with Inter Miami FC. He ended up being traded to New England in September, playing 12 games for the club and scoring once.
Ho Chi Minh City announced the move on their social media late last week.
This will mark Nguyen’s second stint in Vietnam, as he already played in V. League 1 between 2009 and 2011. During these four seasons, he suited up for Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Becamex Binh Duong.
After leaving Vietnam, Lee Nguyen signed with the New England Revolution in 2012 and became one of the club’s best players in the following years. He played a total of 206 games during his first stint with the franchise, scoring 52 goals and earning an MLS Best IX nod in 2014.
Nguyen also spent two seasons with LAFC (2018-2019), making 42 appearances and helping the team to a Supporters’ Shield trophy last year.
