Nyein Chan Aung

Nyein Chan Aung (Burmese: ငြိမ်းချမ်းအောင်; born 18 August 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Maung Trang United and the Myanmar national team. He was called up to national senior team in 2014 and scored a goal on his debut against Maldives national football team in 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Nyein Chan Aung. There is no family name.
Nyein Chan Aung
Nyein Chan Aung in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996
Place of birth Myitkyina, Myanmar
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maung Trang United
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2012 Mandalay Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Manawmye 91+ (17+)
2015–2019 Yangon United[1] 110+ (16+)
2022–2023 Nakhon Si United 7 (0)
2023– Maung Trang United 4 (0)
International career‡
2011 Myanmar U-16 6 (0)
2013–2015 Myanmar U-19 14 (8)
2014–2019 Myanmar U-22 3 (0)
2014– Myanmar 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Early life

Nyein Chan Aung was born on 18 August 1996 in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar. Before 2015 U-20 World Cup, He got a knee problem and missed the World Cup.

Club career

2022

In 2022, He transferred to Nakhon Si United from Yangon United.

International career

He first appeared in the Myanmar under-16 team that took part at the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He scored 3 goals at the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, which was hosted by Myanmar and became one of the key players who led Myanmar to their first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup.

International goals
Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 May 2014National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives2–03–22014 AFC Challenge Cup

Honours

References
  1. "Yangon United sign Myanmar international Nyein Chan Aung (in Burmese)". Yangon United Official Website. 1 November 2014.
  2. "Aung, Nyein Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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