Aung Kyaw Naing

In this Burmese name, the given name is Aung Kyaw Naing. There is no family name.
Aung Kyaw Naing
Personal information
Full name Aung Kyaw Naing
Date of birth (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Thongwa, Myanmar
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger/Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dagon Star United
Youth career
0000–2013 Nay Pyi Taw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Nay Pyi Taw 22 (9)
2015–2016 Ayeyawady United 29 (13)
2017 Nay Pyi Taw 5 (1)
2017 Balestier Khalsa 26 (3)
2018 Ayeyawady United 9 (2)
2018 Angthong 6 (1)
2018–2019 Ayeyawady United 29 (8)
2019–2021 Yangon United 9 (3)
2021 Pattaya Dolphins United 2 (1)
2022–2023 Ranong United 25 (1)
2023 Druk Lhayul 16 (21)
2024– Dagon Star United 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Myanmar U23 1 (0)
2014– Myanmar 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2016

Aung Kyaw Naing (အောင်ကျော်နိုင်; born 20 December 1994) is a Burmese professional footballer. He currently plays for Bhutan Premier League club Druk Lhayul as a midfielder.

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 in February 2017 from Nay Pyi Taw alongside his fellow countrymen, Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit and Kyaw Zayar Win, completing the Tigers' foreign signing slots.[1]

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.[2]

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

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team Year Apps Goals Assists
Druk Lhayul 2023–2024 16 21 9
Total 16 21 9

International career

Aung was part of the Myanmar U-23 team that won the silver medal in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

He has 4 caps for the Myanmar national football team in 2 friendly matches, scoring no goal.

Honours

International

Individual

  • MFF Young Player of the Year: 2013

References

  1. ^ "Balestier look to Myanmar trio to revive their 2017 S.League hopes". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "S.League.com - Balestier Khalsa FC". www.sleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Balestier welcome attacking trio from Myanmar". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2 April 2017.


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