Nguyễn Tiến Linh has reached 90 professional club goals following his finish in CA TP.HCM's 1-1 draw with SLNA, Thanh Niên reports. The total excludes his Vietnam national-team goals. Reaching 100 remains a future objective, with ten more required.

What the total includes

The report divides the tally into 78 V.League goals, eleven in the National Cup and one in AFC Champions League Two. By club, it records nine for CA TP.HCM and 81 for Becamex TP.HCM. These are two breakdowns of the same total, not additional sets to be combined.

Thanh Niên places the milestone in the context of domestic strikers competing for attacking roles alongside overseas players. It praises Tiến Linh's ability to remain a central forward under different coaches and with different partners. That is the article's assessment, rather than an official ranking of individual quality.

Early-season form and the next target

The striker, born in 1997, has two goals from two V.League appearances this season according to the source. A goal-per-game average describes that limited opening sample, not his career rate or a guarantee for future fixtures.

The article identifies Lê Công Vinh, Nguyễn Anh Đức, Nguyễn Văn Quyết and Hoàng Đình Tùng among domestic forwards associated with the 100-club-goal milestone. Tiến Linh has not reached it yet. His next ten goals, continuing contribution to CA TP.HCM and possible future Vietnam involvement at the 2027 Asian Cup depend on subsequent performances and selection decisions.