1. Lee Nguyen is an American professional soccer coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
31 Facts About Lee Nguyen
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Lee Nguyen returned to Vietnam to sign for Ho Chi Minh City in 2021.
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Lee Nguyen graduated from Plano East Senior High School in his native Texas and was named National Gatorade Boys Soccer High School Player of the Year in 2005.
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Lee Nguyen played one season for Indiana University in 2005, producing five goals and 12 assists in 22 games and was selected as 2005 National Freshman of the Year by Soccer America and Soccer Times.
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Lee Nguyen was a first team All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
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Lee Nguyen began his professional career by signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven in February 2006, but after making just two appearances with the club's senior team, he moved on to get more first-team time somewhere else.
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On January 31,2008, Lee Nguyen signed with the Danish Superliga club Randers FC until the summer of 2009.
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Lee Nguyen made 23 appearances with the club in parts of two seasons.
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Lee Nguyen became the Vietnamese league's first American player when he signed with Hoang Anh Gia Lai on January 17,2009.
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Lee Nguyen scored 13 goals and 16 assists in 24 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2009.
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Lee Nguyen signed a multi-year deal with Major League Soccer on December 7,2011, and was originally allocated to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a weighted lottery.
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Lee Nguyen made three preseason appearances with Vancouver before being waived on March 1,2012.
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Lee Nguyen made 30 regular-season appearances for the Revolution in 2012, including 27 starts.
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Lee Nguyen finished second on the team in scoring with five goals and was voted the Midnight Riders Man of Year by the fans.
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Lee Nguyen was named MLS Player of the Week for matchweek 10 following that performance, and named Revolution Team Most Valuable Player for 2012.
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In 2013, Lee Nguyen appeared in 33 league matches, scoring four goals and recording seven assists, helping the Revolution reach the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
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Lee Nguyen had a banner year in the 2014 New England Revolution season, leading the Revolution in scoring with 18 goals and 5 assists, and again being voted the Midnight Riders Man of the Year.
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Lee Nguyen was named Revolution Team MVP, MLS Player of the Month for October, a 2014 MLS-All Star, and an MLS "Best XI" selection.
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Lee Nguyen was named MLS Player of the Week for matchweek 32.
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Lee Nguyen led the team in assists and finished second in team scoring during the 2015 season.
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Lee Nguyen led the team in assists, with 10, and finished 3rd in goals scored, with 6.
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Lee Nguyen additionally led the team in matches started, with 33, and minutes played.
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On November 19,2019, Lee Nguyen was selected by MLS expansion side Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.
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Lee Nguyen was traded back to the Revolution on September 8,2020, for a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft and up to $50,000 in General Allocation Money.
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Lee Nguyen made 12 appearances for the Revolution in 2020, starting 8 matches and scoring one goal, an 80th-minute penalty against NYCFC on October 11.
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Lee Nguyen made two other appearances with the team in 2007 as part of the Copa America roster.
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Lee Nguyen made his reappearance with the USMNT as a substitute in a friendly match against Costa Rica on October 13,2015.
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On October 6,2021, Lee Nguyen worked with the Washington Spirit and went on to win the NWSL Championship.
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Lee Nguyen joined Seattle Reign FC as an assistant coach in February 2025.
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Lee Nguyen holds dual citizenship of the United States and Vietnam.
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In 2012, Lee Nguyen was named one of The Boston Globe's 25 Most Stylish Bostonians.