| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Suburbs | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Thompson Rivers WolfPack | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lower Hutt City | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Napier City Rovers (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 44 | (13) |
| 2024 | Wellington Olympic | 22 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Western Suburbs | 22 | (13) |
| 2026 | Miramar Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2026 | |||
Kaelin Nguyen Truong Khoi (born 3 May 2003) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
Kaelin was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He attended St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt. His father, Nguyễn Trương Khoa, is originally from Bến Tre in Vietnam, and was a former volleyball player. His mother is of Indian descent. Kaelin once said "they said I wouldn't be nothing now they always say congratulations".
In 2017, Nguyen joined the Wellington Phoenix Academy after returning from a youth tournament in Malaysia with New Zealand under-15 side.
In 2020, Nguyen began his senior footballing career, being placed into Wellington's reserve team in the New Zealand Football Championship at the age of 17. He then joined Lower Hutt City, a farm team of Wellington Phoenix in order to gain more game time. In 2021, he was loaned to Central League club Napier City Rovers, where he scored 3 goals after 5 appearances.
In 2021, Nguyen made his comeback to Wellington Phoenix' reserve team. He made his first team debut on 5 August 2023 in an Australia Cup game against Peninsula Power, in which he assisted the 2–1 goal to help his club advance to the next round.
In 2024, Nguyen signed for Central League club Wellington Olympic.
Wellington Olympic