Zaw Min Tun (footballer)

Zaw Min Tun
Personal information
Full name	Zaw Min Tun
Date of birth	20 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mandalay, Myanmar
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Nakhon Pathom United
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Magway
2012–2014	Yadanarbon
2015–2017	Yangon United
2018	GFA FC
2018	Yangon United
2019	Chonburi
2020–2021	Sukhothai
2021–2022	Trat
2022	Chonburi
2023	Penang
2024–	Nakhon Pathom United
International career‡
2012	Myanmar U22
2011–2018	Myanmar U23 (WC)
2011–2019	Myanmar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Zaw Min Tun (Burmese: ဇော်မင်းထွန်း; born 20 May 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Nakhon Pathom United and the captain of the Myanmar national team. He was the bronze medalist with Myanmar in 2011 SEA Games.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

On 14 December 2012, Tun left Magway to sign a 3-years deal with Yadanarbon for the Burmese record 120 million Kyats ($140,350).^[3] He got first runner-up of the MNL 2013 Best Player Award.Considered one of the best defenders in the ASEAN, and has also received praise for his passing and goalscoring capabilities.

Style of play[edit]

Zaw Min Tun is a physically strong player who excels in the air due to his elevation and heading accuracy, making him a goal threat on set-pieces.

Due to his leadership, athleticism and technical prowess, his ability to excel both offensively and defensively, as well as his tactical versatility, which allows him to be deployed as a centre back and as a right back.

International[edit]

As of match played 19 November 2019^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Myanmar	2011	9	0
	2012	8	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	9	0
	2015	7	1
	2016	11	2
	2017	7	1
	2018	7	0
	2019	12	1
Total		75	5

Goals by opponent
Opponent	Goals
Cambodia	3
China	1
Laos	1
Total	5

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.^[6]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2015	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Laos	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	23 November 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Cambodia	1–1	3–1	2016 AFF Championship
3.	23 November 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Cambodia	2–1	3–1	2016 AFF Championship
4.	9 November 2017	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Cambodia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5.	30 August 2019	National Football Training Centre, Xianghe, Hebei	China	1–4	1–4	Friendly

Honours[edit]

National Team[edit]

Philippine Peace Cup (1): 2014

Club[edit]

Yadanarbon

Myanmar National League (1): 2014

Yangon United

Myanmar National League (2): 2015, 2018

References[edit]

^ "Zaw Min Tun". Chonburi FC Website. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ "AFC U-22 Results".
^ ^a ^b "Yadanarbon:Transfer (in burmese)".
^ "SEA Games 2011: Myanmar confirm place in next round". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 November 2011.
^ "Zaw Min Tun". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ Zaw Min Tun at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Zaw Min Tun". Chonburi FC Website. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[2] "AFC U-22 Results".

[aaa-3] "Yadanarbon:Transfer (in burmese)".

[4] "SEA Games 2011: Myanmar confirm place in next round". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 November 2011.

[5] "Zaw Min Tun". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[NFT_profile-6] Zaw Min Tun at National-Football-Teams.com

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