Tuấn Anh was born on 16 May 1995 in Mai Trang, An Quý, Quỳnh Phụ District, Thái Bình Province to Nguyễn Văn Dung, a doctor, and Nguyễn Thị Loan [REF].
Tuấn Anh was a part of Thái Bình Province U-11 football team that won the second place in 2004 national youth football tournament in Khánh Hòa Province when he was nine [REF].