Nguyễn Đình Bắc

Born in Nghệ An, Đình Bắc was a member of the Sông Lam Nghệ An youth academy. However, he was released by the team in 2018 due to unsatisfactory physical condition with his height being only 1.50 m. In 2019, he followed his parents and moved to Quảng Nam province. Here, he joined the youth academy of Quảng Nam.

Quảng Nam

Đình Bắc made his senior debut for Quang Nam's reserve side in the 2022 Vietnamese Second Division. In the match against SHB Đà Nẵng's reserve, he showed disrespectful behavior towards the referee and was consequently suspended for three games by the Vietnam Football Federation. Despite missing a few games, he scored a total of 6 goals during the season and helped his team finished 4th in their group. In the second half of the 2022 V.League 2 season, Đình Bắc was promoted to the senior team but didn't make any appearance. He made his first team debut on 1 April 2023 in his Quảng Nam's Vietnamese Cup game against his hometown club Sông Lam Nghệ An. Đình Bắc played full 90 minutes and scored in the penalty-shootout, winning 4–3 for his team after the game was tied 1–1. On 22 July 2023, he scored his first V.League 2 goal against PVF-CAND in a 2–0 win. A month after, he scored the first haul in his career in Quảng Nam's 7–1 V.League 2 win against Bình Thuận. After 12 matches, Đình Bắc had 8 goals and 7 assists making him the second highest goal scorer of the team during the season, as his team was crowned as V.League 2 champion. Đình Bắc was also given the V.League 2 "Player of the season" award, therefore became the youngest player to win it. On 2 December 2023, he scored his first V.League 1 goal from a penalty kick in a 4–4 draw against his hometown club Sông Lam Nghệ An. On 21 February 2024, Quảng Nam's head coach Văn Sỹ Sơn announced that Đình Bắc would…

Youth

In 2022, Đình Bắc participated in the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship with Vietnam under 19s as they finished in the third place. In the following year, he was named in Vietnam U20 squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup and played in two group stage matches before Vietnam was eliminated. In April 2024, Đình Bắc was named in Vietnam U23's squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held in Qatar. In the first group stage game against Kuwait, he suffered an ankle ligament injury after tackling an opponent player, and was subbed out in the 10th minute of the game. He missed the rest of the tournament as Vietnam reached the quarter-finals. In July 2025, Đình Bắc featured with Vietnam U23 in his first ASEAN U-23 Championship. He played in all games and scored 2 goals during the campaign, thus contributed in Vietnam's final victory. He was then named as the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Later in the year, as the team's vice-captain, he contributed significantly in Vietnam's Gold medal win at the 2025 SEA Games. He scored 3 goals in the tournament, including a goal in the final against host team Thailand.

In January 2026, Đình Bắc participated with Vietnam U23 in his second AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He played in all games, scored 4 goals and had 2 assists in the tournament, contributed in Vietnam's bronze medal, the first medal in eight years of the nation in the tournament. He was then named as the tournament's Top Scorer, making him the first Vietnamese player to win an…

Đình Bắc is a versatile player who can play well as a winger, as a striker, as well as an attacking midfielder. These capacities allow him to operate both as a goalscorer and a playmaker. His fast, technical and energetic dribbling ability, as well as his agility in close spaces made him a major offensive threat. He also possesses strength in his hamstrings and quads, allowing him to remain balanced after physical challenges and make breakthrough runs past the opponent. His playing style is similar to that of Đinh Thanh Trung, who won the 2017 Vietnamese Golden Ball.