Nyein Chan Aung

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Nyein Chan Aung
Nyein Chan Aung in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Myitkyina, Myanmar
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

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.

Early life[edit]

Nyein 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[edit]

2022[edit]

In 2022, He transferred to Nakhon Si United from Yangon United.

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club team and year
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[edit]

He 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Myanmar 2014 4 1
2019 2 0
2021 2 0
2023 3 0
Total 11 1

Honours[edit]

National Team

  • Tri-Nation Series (India)
  • Runners-up (1):2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yangon United sign Myanmar international Nyein Chan Aung (in Burmese)". Yangon United Official Website. 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Aung, Nyein Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

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