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 Zaw Win Thein with Myanmar U-19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zaw Win Thein | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | North Dagon, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yangon United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Junior Lions | 7 | (5) |
| 2020– | Yangon United | 49 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Myanmar U14 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Myanmar U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Myanmar U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2020–2026 | Myanmar U23 | 42 | (1) |
| 2022– | Myanmar | 25 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2026 | |||
Zaw Win Thein (Burmese: ဇော်ဝင်းသိန်း, born 1 March 2003)[1] is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Myanmar National League club Yangon United and the Myanmar national team.
Early life
[edit]Zaw Win Thein was born in Yangon and joined Mandalay Football Academy for two years since 2014 and has been selected for the Myanmar National Team aged group since 2016 for five consecutive years.
Youth career
[edit]- Mandalay football academy 2014–2015
Club career
[edit]Yangon United
[edit]On 16 August 2023, Zaw Win Thein scored an injury time winner goal against Brunei DPMM to send his club to the 2023–24 AFC Cup play-offs round which will see them face Indonesia side, PSM Makassar.
Style of play
[edit]He is a midfielder with good defensive contribution which is balanced by his offensive abilities as center midfield.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 November 2023
| Yangon United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5 | 14 |
| Total | 49 | 9 | 17 |
International career
[edit]- Myanmar U14–2014
- Myanmar U16–2017
- Myanmar U19–2018–2019
- Myanmar U23 – 2020–
He won the Champions Trophy in Hong Kong Jockey Club International Football Tournament and was the most valuable player award of the tournament. Besides, his team placed second in the CTFA U-19 International Tournament 2019, fourth in AFF U-18 Championship 2019, and third place in U-20 BTV Cup 2019.
He was one of the players of Junior Lions which participated in the Myanmar National Youth (U-21) team in 2019 and crowned the Champions Trophy and half-season champions in Myanmar National League-2 in 2020.
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 July 2026
Age First Cap:
- ( 19 years 7 months 26 days 27-5-2022 vs. Bahrain 0-2 )
| Myanmar national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2026 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Guam | 5–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]Tri-Nation Series (India)
Runners-up (1):2023
Junior Lions
[edit]Gold medal: 2019 Myanmar National League U-21
U-19
[edit]- Gold medal: 2019 Jockey Club International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2019, Hong Kong
- Silver medal: CTFA U-19 International Tournament 2019
U-23 National Football Team
[edit]- Bronze medal: 2019 BTV Cup
Club
[edit]Yangon United
[edit]- Silver medal : 2022 Myanmar National League
References
[edit]- ↑ "Myanmar - Zaw Win Thein - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.