Aung Kyaw Naing
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aung Kyaw Naing | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Thongwa, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger/Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dagon Star United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Nay Pyi Taw | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Nay Pyi Taw | 22 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Ayeyawady United | 29 | (13) |
| 2017 | Nay Pyi Taw | 5 | (1) |
| 2017 | Balestier Khalsa | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | Ayeyawady United | 9 | (2) |
| 2018 | Angthong | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Ayeyawady United | 29 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Yangon United | 9 | (3) |
| 2021 | Pattaya Dolphins United | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Ranong United | 25 | (1) |
| 2023 | Druk Lhayul | 16 | (21) |
| 2024– | Dagon Star United | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Myanmar U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Myanmar | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2016 | |||
Aung Kyaw Naing (အောင်ကျော်နိုင်; born 20 December 1994) is a Burmese professional footballer. He currently plays for Bhutan Premier League club Druk Lhayul as a midfielder.
Club career[edit]
Aung started his career with Nay Pyi Taw FC. While playing for the club, he won the 2013 MFF Young Player of the Year award.
Balestier Khalsa[edit]
Aung moved to S.League side Balestier Khalsa in February 2017 from Nay Pyi Taw alongside his fellow countrymen, Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit and Kyaw Zayar Win, completing the Tigers' foreign signing slots.[1]
He scored his first goal for the club in a league game against the Young Lions, after missing a penalty in the first half, winning the club's first win and points of the season.[2]
Druk Lhayul[edit]
Ahead 2023–24 season, Aung Kyaw Naing decided to go abroad for the first time to Bhutan and joined Bhutan Premier League side Druk Lhayul. He became the first Myanmar professional footballer to play in Bhutan.
Career statistics[edit]
| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Druk Lhayul | 2023–2024 | 16 | 21 | 9 |
| Total | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
International career[edit]
Aung was part of the Myanmar U-23 team that won the silver medal in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
He has 4 caps for the Myanmar national football team in 2 friendly matches, scoring no goal.
Honours[edit]
International[edit]
- 2015 SEA Games Football: Silver
Individual[edit]
- MFF Young Player of the Year: 2013
References[edit]
- ^ "Balestier look to Myanmar trio to revive their 2017 S.League hopes". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "S.League.com - Balestier Khalsa FC". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Balestier welcome attacking trio from Myanmar". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
External links[edit]
- Aung Kyaw Naing at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Burmese men's footballers
- Myanmar men's international footballers
- Ayeyawady United F.C. players
- Balestier Khalsa FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- SEA Games silver medalists for Myanmar
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- People from Yangon Region
- Burmese football biography stubs