Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tuyền (simply) or Bích Tuyền (politely).

Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền
Personal information
Full nameNguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền
NationalityVietnam
Born (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000
An Giang, Vietnam
HometownVĩnh Long
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike310 cm (10 ft 2 in)
Block300 cm (9 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubLP Bank Ninh Bình
Number10 (National team and club)
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2020Vĩnh Long VC
2019VTV Bình Điền Long An (loan)
2021–presentLP Bank Ninh Bình
National team
2022–present
2017–2018		Vietnam
Vietnam U20
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Vietnam
Challenger Cup
2024 Manila Team
Asian Nations Cup
2024 Manila Team
2025 Hanoi Team
Southeast Asian Games
2021 Vietnam Team
SEA V.League
2025 Ninh Bình Team
2024 Vĩnh Phúc / Nakhon Ratchasima Team
2025 Nakhon Ratchasima Team

Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (born 22 May 2000) is a Vietnamese volleyball player. She is a member of Vietnam women's national volleyball team and LP Bank Ninh Bình volleyball club.[1][2]

Early life

Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền was born on 22 May 2000 in An Giang, Vietnam but hails from Tân Hòa, Vĩnh Long.[3][4][5] She was noted for her height, already 1.73 metres (5.7 ft) tall at age 13.[6]

Career

NCAA offer

In 2017, Bích Tuyền received an invite to study at the University of Oregon under a scholarship and play for the Oregon Ducks women's volleyball team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[7] The offer was declined in part of the Vĩnh Long Volleyball Federation's pressure to retain a local talent.[8][7]

Club

Vĩnh Long

Bích Tuyền joined the Vĩnh Long volleyball team in 2016. She has also played for the team in the VTV Cup, an international club tournament.[6]

In 2019, Bích Tuyền played on loan for VTV Bình Điền Long An in the 2019 VTV9 - Binh Dien Cup.[9]

She announced her resignation from the Vĩnh Long in January 2021. Her departure was unexpected as she has been receiving a salary of 50 million VND per month making her the most paid Vietnamese women's volleyball player at the time.[8]

Ninh Bình

In February 2021, Bích Tuyền joined LP Bank Ninh Bình.[10] Having kept her hair long since childhood, Bích Tuyền began sporting a short masculine hair.[7]

Bích Tuyền was supposed to play for VTV Bình Điền Long An on loan for the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League. However, her governing team LP Bank Ninh Bình did not reach an agreement with VTV Bình Điền Long An to have Bích Tuyền at the tournament.[11][12]

Her career remains uncertain as the Vietnam Volleyball Federation will introduce stricter sex verification rules starting early 2026.[13]

National team

Bích Tuyền has played for the Vietnam women's national volleyball team.[7] She would have played as early as the 2019 SEA Games but withdrew officially due to an injury.[8]

However her sex eligibility has been recurringly scrutinized due to her appearance and physique.[5][7][14][15] Thị Bích Tuyền's style of play at the 2021 SEA Games held in May 2022, was characterized as being "like a man" by a Thai journalist writing for the Asian Volleyball Confederation who later apologized to the player.[16][17]

She has either refused to call ups by the Vietnam national team or withdraw from international tournaments for at least in 2023.[7]

Bích Tuyền returned to the national team in 2024.[18] She helped Vietnam win over Thailand in the final of the 2025 SEA Women's V.League second leg. The match marks Vietnam's first win over Thailand in women's volleyball which she considers as her most memorable moment.[15]

Bích Tuyền withdrew from the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship in protest of the FIVB's alleged lack of transparency on eligibility rules. This was after Vietnam was penalized for "using ineligible players" at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship.[15]

Clubs

Achievements

National teams

Senior team

U20 Team

Clubs

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Sau nhiều lần từ chối, "khủng long" Bích Tuyền đã đồng ý khoác áo đội tuyển bóng chuyền nữ tham dự SEA Games 31". webthethao.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bích Tuyền tỏa sáng trong lần trở lại đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam tại giải châu Á". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Thi Bich Tuyen Nguyen". FIVB Player Database. FIVB. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ^ ""Sếu Vườn" vẫn thi đấu cho Truyền hình Vĩnh Long". Vĩnh Long Online (in Vietnamese). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b Hoàng Huê (20 March 2023). "Bích Tuyền và những cú đánh uy lực của đội bóng chuyền LPB Ninh Bìnhll team" [Bich Tuyen and the powerful shots of the LPB Ninh Binh volleyball team]. Báo Lao Động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b ""Viên ngọc" Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền". Bao Vinh Long (in Vietnamese). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Đông Linh (14 January 2024). "BÍCH TUYỀN và những chuyện khó kể cùng ai". Báo Người Lao Động (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Chủ công Bích Tuyền gây sốt làng bóng chuyền nữ". Báo Người Lao Động (in Vietnamese). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền về VTV Bình Điền Long An". volleyball.vn (in Vietnamese). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ^ Nhut Quang (27 February 2021). "Bích Tuyền và đội nữ bóng chuyền Vĩnh Long 'chuyển hộ khẩu' ra Ninh Bình". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Bích Tuyền tỏa sáng, LPBank Ninh Bình thắng trận đầu tiên ở giải châu Á". Tuoi Tre Online (in Vietnamese). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền gia nhập VTV Bình Điền Long An?". The Thao 247 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Vietnam volleyball star Bich Tuyen sparks controversy after Hong's suspension". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). 14 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  14. ^ Montejo, Mark Rey (20 August 2025). "Vietnam's Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền begs off from volley world champs". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  15. ^ a b c "Vietnamese volleyball star Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen withdraws from world women's championship over controversial eligibility rules". VnExpress International. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Cầu thủ Bích Tuyền tiếp tục xin không lên đội tuyển bóng chuyền nữ Việt Nam". Chuyên Trang Thể Thao (in Vietnamese). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Phóng viên của Liên đoàn bóng chuyền châu Á xin lỗi VĐV Bích Tuyền". Vietnam News Agency. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Bích Tuyền trở lại ĐTQG, truyền thông Thái Lan 'ngựa quen đường cũ'". thethao247.vn. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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