Hein Htet Aung ( my, ဟိန်းထက်အောင်; born 5 October 2001 ) is a Burmese

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who plays as a winger or a

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for

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

in Malaysia Super League. He is a graduate of

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. He was named player of the month for the

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in September.

Club

Career

Myanmar Football Academy

Hein Htet Aung joined

in 2011 at the age of 10. Tipped as a gem in the squad, Hein Htet Aung represented the national team throughout his spell at the academy annually. Starting from Under 12, he went all the way up to Under 22 where he is currently playing. Hein Htet Aung began his career as a forward but after some years, he switched to the wings where he can operate as both left and right winger. In 2018, he transferred to his hometown club Hanthawaddy United FC to begin his professional career.

Hanthawaddy United

Hein Htet Aung began his professional career at Hanthawaddy United in 2018 after graduating from

Mandalay. Deemed to be the next rising star of the country, Hein Htet Aung settled in Hanthawaddy United not long after he arrived at the club. In his first season, he helped his team finish fourth in

2018 Myanmar National League The 2018 Myanmar National League, also known as the 2018 MPT Myanmar National League, is the 9th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Burmese professional league for association football clubs since its founding in 2009. The departure o ...

as well as claiming a second place in 2018 General Aung San Shield. 2019 was a tough year for Hein Htet Aung as Hanthawaddy United finished fifth in

2019 Myanmar National League The 2019 Myanmar National League is the 10th season of the Myanmar National League, the top Myanmar professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2009, also known as MPT Myanmar National League due to the sponsorsh ...

. However, after major changes were made within the club, including a managerial change, Hein Htet Aung once again showed his full potential in the following year. 2020 was a successful year for Hein Htet Aung as he helped Hanthawaddy United finish second in

, which was the biggest achievement in club's history. Despite being only 18 years old at the time, Hein Htet Aung scored 6 goals and laid on 9 assists which made him a join top assister with his national teammate

Lwin Moe Aung Lwin Moe Aung ( my, လွင်မိုးအောင်; born 10 December 1999) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Thai League 2 club Rayong and the Myanmar national football team. He w ...

. Not only that he won Player Of The Month award in September, he was named the best young player of

at the end of the season. After a successful 3 years spell at Hanthawaddy United, scoring a total of 9 goals over 62 appearances, Hein Htet Aung has decided to part ways with the team in order to achieve his dream of playing abroad. He is expected to join a Selangor-based team in

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for 2021–22 season.

Selangor

In early 2021, Htet joins

for the rest of the season. On 13 August, his agent confirmed he has sign a new contract before his amazing performance against

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that he managed got two assist in 4–2 win.

Controversies

On March 6, 2021, after a match between Selangor II and

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, Hein displayed a

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showing solidarity for the ongoing Myanmar protests. As a result, on March 26, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) released a statement saying that Hein violated Article 59 of the FAM Disciplinary Code (2015 edition), and that he was given a one-match ban, not being allowed to participate in a match against Perak II on April 2.

International

Honours

; Hanthawaddy United * Silver medal :

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* Silver medal :

* Gold medal :

Best Young Player of the Year ;Myanmar U-22 National Football Team * Bronze medal : 2019 BTV Cup National Team *Tri-Nation Series (India) :* Runners-up (1):

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Individual

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* Fan's Player Of The Year : 2022

References

External links

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{{Selangor F.C. squad Living people Burmese footballers 2001 births People from Bago Region Hantharwady United F.C. players Men's association football forwards Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Myanmar Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games