{{short description|Overseas Vietnamese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Mạc|Hồng Quân|Mac|lang=Vietnamese|nd=}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mạc Hồng Quân | image = | fullname = Mạc Hồng Quân | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|01|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Chí Linh, Hải Dương, Vietnam | height = 1.80 m | currentclub = Becamex Hồ Chí Minh City | clubnumber = 88 | position = Attacking midfielder, forward | youthyears1 = 2000–2007 | youthclubs1 = FK Tachov | youthyears2 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs2 = Sparta Prague | years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = Sparta Prague B | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = FLC Thanh Hóa | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Hùng Vương An Giang | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2015–2021 | clubs4 = Than Quảng Ninh | caps4 = 133 | goals4 = 21 | years5 = 2020 | clubs5 = → Hải Phòng (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Quy Nhơn United | caps6 = 79 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2025–2026 | clubs7 = Quảng Ninh | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2026– | clubs8 = Becamex Hồ Chí Minh City | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012–2015 | nationalteam1 = Vietnam U23 | nationalcaps1 = 25 | nationalgoals1 = 12 | nationalyears2 = 2013–2017 | nationalteam2 = Vietnam | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | pcupdate = 22 June 2025 }} '''Mạc Hồng Quân''' (born 1 January 1992) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and as a forward for V.League 1 club Becamex Hồ Chí Minh City. Born in Vietnam and grew up in Czech Republic, he played for the Vietnam national team between 2013 and 2017.
==Early life== Born in Hải Dương, Hong Quan migrated to Czech Republic with his family in 2000 at the age of 8. As a child, he played with FK Tachov, before joining AC Sparta Prague in 2007.
==Club career== ===AC Sparta Prague B=== Hồng Quân began his professional career with the B squad of AC Sparta Prague. He captained the club during 2011–2012.<ref>[http://cstc.cand.com.vn/giai-tri-the-thao/Mac-Hong-Quan-Giac-mo-cua-chang-trai-tung-tu-choi-Chelsea-555098/ Mạc Hồng Quân: Giấc mơ của chàng trai từng từ chối thử việc ở đội trẻ Chelsea], Oct 1, 2016</ref>
===FLC Thanh Hoa=== Hồng Quân made his highly anticipated debut in the V.League 1 when he signed with FLC Thanh Hóa before Matchday 12 of the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vov.vn/The-thao/Bong-da/Mac-Hong-Quan-khoac-ao-Thanh-Hoa-tu-vong-12-VLeague/266410.vov |title=Hồng Quân will don Thanh Hóa shirt starting in Matchday 12 |work=vov.vn |date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> However, after a poor start to the 2014 V.League 1 season, Thanh Hóa released Hồng Quân.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/252618/thanh-hoa-release-striker-quan.html |title=Thanh Hoa release striker Quan |work=vietnamnews.vn |date=21 March 2014}}</ref>
==International career== In June 2012, Mạc Hồng Quân was invited to train with the Vietnam U22 by the Vietnam Football Federation after being scouted by the Vietnam U19's coach Mai Đức Chung. He was selected for the final roster for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championships qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bongdaplus.vn/Viet-Nam/Noi-oan-cua-hlv-Mai-Duc-Chung-Bo-nghe-huan-luyen-di-lam-co/86412.bbd |title=Bóng Đá + {{!}} Nỗi oan của HLV Mai Đức Chung: Bỏ nghề huấn luyện, đi làm cò? {{!}} Bong da |website=bongdaplus.vn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330062134/http://bongdaplus.vn/Viet-Nam/Noi-oan-cua-HLV-Mai-Duc-Chung-Bo-nghe-huan-luyen-di-lam-co/86412.bbd |archive-date=2013-03-30}} </ref>
On 15 September 2014, the underdogs Vietnam thrash Iran 4-1 in shock win in the men's football event of the 2014 Asian Games. Hong Quan assisted the first and scored the second goal after passing two Iran defenders before defeating goalkeeper Sedghi. He was praised by the Vietnamese media for his movement and ability to find space in dangerous areas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/sports/116885/mac-hong-quan-expected-to-shine-at-aff-cup.html|title = Mac Hong Quan expected to shine at AFF Cup - News VietNamNet}}</ref>
Hong Quan was part of Vietnam's squad in the 2014 AFF Championship.
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.''
====Under-23==== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || 23 June 2012|| Yangon, Thuwunna Stadium || {{fbu|23|Chinese Taipei}} || '''1'''–0 || 1-2 || 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification |- |2. || rowspan="2"| 28 June 2012 || rowspan="2"| Yangon, Thuwunna Stadium || rowspan="2"| {{fbu|23|Philippines|}} ||'''2'''-0 || rowspan="2"| 9-0 || rowspan="2"| 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification |- |3. || '''3'''-0 |- |4. || 8 December 2013|| Naypyidaw, Zayarthiri Stadium || {{fbu|23|Brunei}} || '''6'''–0 || 7-0 || 2013 Southeast Asian Games |- |5. || 15 December 2013|| Naypyidaw, Zayarthiri Stadium || {{fbu|23|Laos}} || '''5'''–0 || 5-0 || 2013 Southeast Asian Games |- |6. || 17 December 2013|| Naypyidaw, Zayarthiri Stadium || {{fbu|23|Malaysia}} || '''1'''-2 || 1-2 || 2013 Southeast Asian Games |- |7. || 15 September 2014 || South Korea, Ansan, Ansan Wa~ Stadium || {{fbu|23|IRN}} || '''2'''-0 || 4-1 || 2014 Asian Games |- |8. || 20 May 2015|| Bishan, Bishan Stadium || {{fbu|23|Brunei}} || '''3'''-0 || 6-0 || 2015 Southeast Asian Games |- |9. || 2 June 2015|| Bishan, Bishan Stadium || {{fbu|23|Malaysia}} || '''1'''-0 || 5-1 || 2015 Southeast Asian Games |- |10. || 7 June 2015|| Bishan, Bishan Stadium || {{fbu|23|Timor-Leste}} || '''2'''-0 || 4-0 || 2015 Southeast Asian Games |- |11. || 15 June 2015|| Kallang, National Stadium || {{fbu|23|Indonesia}} || '''1'''-0 || 5-0 || 2015 Southeast Asian Games |}
====Vietnam==== :''Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/51040/H_Ng_Quan_M_C.html|title=Mạc, Hồng Quân|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || 16 November 2014 || Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam || {{fb|Malaysia}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 3–1 || Friendly |- |2. || 17 May 2015 || Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam || {{fb|North Korea}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || Friendly |- |3. || 10 October 2017 || Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam || {{fb|Cambodia}} || align=center | '''5'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Than Quang Ninh FC''' *Vietnamese Cup: 2016 *Vietnamese Super Cup: 2016
'''Vietnam U23''' *Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2015
'''Individual''' *V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2019
== Personal life == Mạc Hồng Quân began dating Vietnamese model Kỳ Hân in early 2016. The couple got married on June 26, 2016. Their first child, a son, Tỏi, was born in 2017.<ref>[https://ngoisao.net/hau-truong/ba-nam-hon-nhan-cua-ky-han-mac-hong-quan-3989757.html Ba năm hôn nhân của Kỳ Hân - Mạc Hồng Quân], August 26, 2020</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|quan--mac-hong/216824}} * {{NFT player|id=51040}}
{{Quy Nhon United FC squad}} {{2019 V.League 1 Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mac, Hong Quan}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Vietnamese men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Vietnam men's international footballers Category:Vietnamese expatriate men's footballers Category:Vietnamese emigrants to the Czech Republic Category:Vietnamese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Category:Sportspeople from Hải Dương province Category:V.League 1 players Category:Than Quang Ninh FC players Category:Thanh Hóa FC players Category:Haiphong FC players Category:Quy Nhon United FC players Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam Category:SEA Games medalists in football Category:Footballers at the 2015 SEA Games Category:Medalists at the 2015 SEA Games Category:Asian Games footballers for Vietnam Category:21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen