Maung Maung Lwin

Maung Maung Lwin
Personal information
Full name	Maung Maung Lwin
Date of birth	18 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dala, Myanmar
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lamphun Warriors
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Hantharwady United
2017–2021	Yangon United
2021–	Lamphun Warriors
International career‡
2014–2015	Myanmar U20
2016–2019	Myanmar U23
2022	Myanmar U23 (Wildcard)
2015–	Myanmar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Maung Maung Lwin (Burmese: မောင်မောင်လွင်; born 18 June 1995) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors and captains the Myanmar national team. He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In 2022, Maung won the Thai League 2 with Lamphun Warriors, making him the first Burmese footballer to win a trophy abroad.

Club career

Maung started his professional footballer career with Hantharwady United in January 2014.

Yangon United

On 23 November 2017, Maung moved to the capital city to joined Yangon United. He make his debut for the club in the 2018 season against his former club in a 2–1 win on 14 January 2018. In his first season, he won the league title and the 2018 MFF Charity Cup with the club.

Maung make his AFC Cup debut on 26 February 2019 in a 3–1 lost to Singapore club Tampines Rovers. He would go on to scored the only goal in the match in a 1–0 away win against Vietnamese club Hà Nội on 2 April 2019. During the 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs against Bruneian club Indera, Maung was instrumental in both tie as he scored a goal and recorded three assists in a 9–2 aggregate win which send his team to the 2020 AFC Cup.

Lamphun Warriors

On 21 December 2021, Maung moved to Thailand to joined with Thai League 2 club Lamphun Warriors. On 8 January 2022, he provided an assist on his debut in a 2–0 win to Customs United. Maung then scored his first goal for the club in 3–1 win against Muangkan United on 12 February. Maung then put on a 'Man of the Match' performances with a goal scored and providing two assists which put his team in a 3–2 win over Chiangmai on 25 February. In his first season at the club, he won the 2021–22 Thai League 2 where he became the first ever Myanmar player to win the Thai League 2 title.

International career

Maung was called up to the Myanmar national team in September 2015 for a friendly match against New Zealand but didn't featured in the match. He has to wait until October where he make his debut against Lebanon on 8 October during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Maung scored his first goal for Myanmar on 6 June 2016 against Hong Kong where he also provided an assist in a 3–0 win in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup.

Maung was selected to captained Myanmar in October 2018 international friendly match against Bolivia and Bahrain.

During the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 14 November 2019. Maung scored a goal and provided an assist which given Myanmar their first win in Group F in a 4–3 win over Tajikistan.

In the 2022 AFF Championship, Maung scored a brace in a 3–2 lost against Singapore on 24 December 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
Hantharwady United	2014	21	2	5
	2015	22	2	4
	2016	22	7	3
	2017	22	3	0
Total		87	14	12

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
Yangon United	2018	28	12	6
	2019	30	11	1
	2020	14	4	7
Total		72	27	14

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
Lamphun Warriors	2021–2022	18	4	7
	2022–2023	25	3	4
	2023–2024	17	2	1
Total		60	9	12

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Myanmar national team
2015	1	0	0
2016	12	1	3
2017	9	1	0
2018	10	1	1
2019	8	1	3
2021	11	2	0
2022	4	3	0
2023	11	1	3
Total	66	10	10

Goals by opponent
Opponent	Goals
Indonesia	2
Laos	2
Singapore	2
Hong Kong	1
Macau	1
Tajikistan	1
East Timor	1
Total	10

International goals

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Hong Kong	2–0	3–0	2016 AYA Bank Cup
2.	21 March 2017	Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–1	3–1	Friendly
3	16 November 2018	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	3–1	3–1	2018 AFF Championship
4	14 November 2019	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar	Tajikistan	4–2	4–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	25 November 2021	Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Indonesia	1–4	1–4	Friendly
6	8 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	East Timor	2–0	2–0	2020 AFF Championship
7.	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	1–0	2–3	2022 AFF Championship
8.	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2–2	2–3
9.	30 December 2022	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Laos	2–2	2–2
10.	19 June 2023	Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base, Dalian, China	Macau	2–0	2–0	Friendly
11.	10 October 2024	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Sri Lanka	2–0	2–0
12.	19 November 2024	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Lebanon	1–1	2–3
13.	12 December 2024	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Philippines	1–0	1–1	2024 ASEAN Championship