Pyae Lyan Aung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pyae Lyan Aung | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mandalay, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | YSCC Yokohama | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2021 | Yadanarbon | 36 | (0) |
| 2021– | YSCC Yokohama | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Myanmar | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pyae Lyan Aung (Burmese: ပြည့်လျှံအောင်) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J3 League side YSCC Yokohama, having played for the Myanmar national football team and Yadanarbon F.C. previously. In 2021, he fled to Japan,[1][2] where on 12 August, the Japanese government decided to grant him refugee status, citing a strong fear that he would be persecuted if he returned to Myanmar.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Danger Awaited in Myanmar. So He Made a Daring Bid to Stay in Japan nytimes.com
- ↑ "Asylum-seeking Myanmar soccer goalie granted refugee status in Japan". Kyodo News. 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "サッカー ミャンマー代表選手の難民認定を決定". NHK (in Japanese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mandalay
- Burmese men's footballers
- Yadanarbon F.C. players
- YSCC Yokohama players
- Myanmar National League players
- J3 League players
- Myanmar men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Burmese expatriates in Japan
- Burmese football biography stubs