Thein Zaw ( my, သိန်းဇော်; born 5 May 1994) is a

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from

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

, and a defender for

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 ...

Club career

He currently plays for Zwekapin United in

Myanmar National League The MPT Myanmar National League ( my, မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်; abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which co ...

, and formally played for Ayeyawady United. In 2015 December, Thein Zaw moved to

Yangon United Yangon United Football Club ( my, ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း ) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Bu ...

International career

Thein Zaw made his debut on 19 May 2014 in the

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against the host

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. In the match Thein Zaw was controversially

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in the 22 minute by referee

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for alleged handball, a charge fervently denied by Myanmar's coach

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, as the ball seemed to bounce off his chest rather than his arm.

References

1994 births Living people Burmese footballers Myanmar international footballers Ayeyawady United F.C. players Yangon United F.C. players Association football defendersthein {{Burma-footy-bio-stub