Aung Kyaw Naing (; born 20 December 1994) is a Burmese professional
footballer
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. He currently plays for
Bhutan Premier League club Druk Lhayul.
Club career
Aung started his career with
Nay Pyi Taw FC. While playing for the club, he won the 2013
MFF Young Player of the Year award.
Balestier Khalsa
Aung moved to
S.League side
Balestier Khalsa
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History
Tracing their origins all th ...
in February 2017 from
Nay Pyi Taw
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alongside his fellow countrymen,
Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit
Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit ( my, နန္ဒလင်းကျော်ချစ်; born 27 June 1991) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chin United F.C., Chin United and Myanmar national football team, Myanmar nation ...
and
Kyaw Zayar Win
Kyaw Zayar Win ( Burmese: ကျော်ဇေယျာဝင်း; born 2 May 1991) is a former Burmese footballer who played as a winger.
Club career Perak
Zayar Win started his career at Kanbawza (now Shan United) in the Myanmar National ...
, completing the Tigers' foreign signing slots.
He scored his first goal for the club in a league game against the
Young Lions, after missing a penalty in the first half, winning the club's first win and points of the season.
Druk Lhayul
Ahead 2023–24 season, Aung Kyaw Naing decided to go abroad for the first time to Bhutan and joined Bhutan Premier League side Druk Lhayul. He became the first Myanmar professional footballer to play in Bhutan.
Career statistics
International career
Aung was part of the
Myanmar U-23 team that won the silver medal in the
2015 Southeast Asian Games
The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...
.
He has 4 caps for the
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team ( my, မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အမျိုးသားအသင်း) represents Myanmar in men's international association football and are governed by the Myanmar Football Fed ...
in 2 friendly matches, scoring no goal.
Honours
International
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2015 SEA Games Football: Silver
Individual
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MFF Young Player of the Year: 2013
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Burmese men's footballers
Myanmar men's international footballers
Ayeyawady United F.C. players
Balestier Khalsa FC players
Men's association football midfielders
SEA Games silver medalists for Myanmar
SEA Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
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