Nyein Chan Aung (Burmese: ငြိမ်းချမ်းအောင်; born 18 August 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for 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.
 Nyein Chan Aung in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Myitkyina, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Mandalay Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Manawmye | 81 | (?) |
| 2015–2019 | Yangon United[1] | 77 | (?) |
| 2022–2023 | Nakhon Si United | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Muang Trang United | 19 | (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 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Early life
editNyein Chan Aung was born on 18 August 1996 in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar. He was selected to represent Myanmar in 2015 U-20 World Cup, but he got a knee problem and missed the World Cup.
Club career
edit2022
editIn 2022, He transferred to Nakhon Si United from Yangon United.
Club
edit| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maung Trang United | 2022–2023 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023–2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | |
International career
editHe 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
edit- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Maldives |
2–0 | 3–2 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
International
edit- As of match played 30 December 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
Honours
editNational Team
- Tri-Nation Series (India)
Runners-up (1):2023
References
edit- ^ "Yangon United sign Myanmar international Nyein Chan Aung (in Burmese)". Yangon United Official Website. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Aung, Nyein Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.