Hlaing Bo Bo (born 8 July 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a

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for Myanmar National League club

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and the

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Club career

Hlaing Bo Bo played with his club at the

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, where he scored twice as well as being yellow carded in a 4-7 loss to

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. He joined Sukhothai on loan, failing to make a real impact during that time. He returned to Yadanarbon and eventually became captain for the rest of the 2022 Myanmar National League season; however, he has received two red cards due to unprofessional behavior towards referees. After a disappointing 2022 season, Hlaing Bo Bo joined Yangon United. He stated that this may be his last club and might retire, focusing on a coaching career in the near future, after joining an interview with MNL.#YangonUnited #HlaingBoBo
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International career

U-23 career

Hlaing Bo Bo represented his country at the

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, where in the first game against

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he scored twice in a 3-0 win. However, in the next match against

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Hlaing Bo Bo revived a red card and missed the rest of the qualifying games. Hlaing Bo Bo also played at 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 ...

where he participated in every match as Myanmar made it to the final. He was also mentioned as one of Myanmar's top performers during the tournament.

Senior career

He made his senior debut on 7 September 2015 in an exhibition match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual *

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Silver *

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Best Eleven:

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References

1996 births Living people Burmese men's footballers Myanmar men's international footballers Yadanarbon F.C. players Men's association football midfielders SEA Games silver medalists for Myanmar SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Myanmar Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Myanmar {{Burma-footy-bio-stub