Myat Kaung Khant (Burmese: မြတ်ကောင်းခန့်; born 15 July 2000) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Myanmar National League club Shan United and the Myanmar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Myat Kaung Khant | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyonpyaw, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shan United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Myanmar Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Yadanarbon | 35 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Chainat Hornbill | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Shan United | 22 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Persikabo 1973 | 16 | (2) |
| 2024– | Shan United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2020 | Myanmar U20 | 24 | (13) |
| 2018–2023 | Myanmar U23 | 20 | (5) |
| 2018– | Myanmar | 28 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 | |||
Myat Kaung Khant was a talented home grown player of Myanmar Football Academy. In 2017, Yadanarbon signed Myat Kaung Khant with a transfer fee of 5,000,000 MMK. He officially made his debut in 2018 at the age of 17 and since then, he had been part of the senior squad. He scored his first ever professional goal on his debut game. After spending 2 years in Myanmar National League, he moved to Chainat Hornbill in Thai League 2.
Club career
editMyat Kaung Khant made his first professional goal against Ayeyawady United F.C. on 8 April 2018.[1]
Club statistics
edit| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yadanarbon | 2018 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 2019 | 19 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| Chainat Hornbill | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shan United | 2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 4 | 5 | |
| Persikabo 1973 | 2023 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 20 | 17 | |
International career
editUnder-19
editMyat Kaung Khant made his debut for the Myanmar under-19 team in 2018. He scored three out of 6 goals against the Philippines at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium in Cambodia.[2]
Senior
editHe made his debut on 10 October 2018 against Indonesia in a friendly match and scored his first international goal for the Myanmar national team against Bahrain.
International
edit- As of match played 15 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[3]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2018 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
Honours
editNational Team
- Tri-Nation Series (India)
Runners-up (1):2023
- Shan United
References
edit- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (9 April 2018). "Yangon, Yadanarbon in tense but exciting draw". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (25 October 2017). "Perfect start for U-19 team". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Myat Kaung Khant at Soccerway