Kyaw Ko Ko

Kyaw Ko Ko (Burmese: ကျော်ကိုကို; born 20 December 1991) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national team and Chiangmai United .[1][2] He scored five goals in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and helped the Myanmar U23 team to secure a third-place finish and a bronze medal. He is the star striker of Myanmar National Team. He was ranked #7 in the "World's Best Top Scorers" list by the IFFHS in 2014.[3] Considered one of the best players in the ASEAN, he is known for his dribbling, finishing, skill, pace, and ability to play with both feet.

Kyaw Ko Ko
Personal information
Full name Kyaw Ko Ko
Date of birth (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991
Place of birth Amarapura, Myanmar
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Chiangmai United
Number 23
Youth career
2009 Zeyar Shwe Myay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Zeyar Shwe Myay 43 (33)
2013–2019 Yangon United 120 (49)
2018Chiangrai United (loan) 7 (0)
2019Samut Prakan City (loan) 11 (5)
2020 Sukhothai 1 (0)
2020– Chiangmai United 1 (0)
Total 181 (87)
National team
2009–2013 Myanmar U23 15 (8)
2010– Myanmar 53 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Zeyar Shwe Myay FC

Zeyar Shwe Myay signed Kyaw Ko Ko from Zeyar Youth team. Kyaw Ko Ko showed his talent in Zeyar Shwe Myay. And he became Myanmar National Team striker. In 2013, he moved to Yangon United with highest transfer fee.

Yangon United

Kyaw Ko Ko become main striker in Yangon United and Myanmar national football team. He won twice Myanmar National League champions and one General Aung San Shield champion.

Chiangrai United

In December 2017, Chiangrai United signed Kyaw Ko Ko for a 1-year loan. In a match against Pattaya United on 7 April 2018 Kyaw Ko Ko was tackled by Sarawut Kanlayanabandit and tore a ligament in his knee, ruling him out for several months and making him miss the 2018 AFF Championship.[4]

Samut Prakan City

On 26 December 2018, Kyaw Ko Ko moved from Yangon United to Samut Prakan City on 1-year loan deal.

Favourite Footballer

“My favourite footballer is Ronaldinho. I think he is even better than Messi as Messi doesn’t have as much footballing skill as Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho’s tricks are great and his dribbling very neat. He seems to treat the ball so lightly and easily. I like his style of playing.”

As for Myanmar footballers, he says his favourites are Soe Myat Min and Aung Kyaw Moe, centre forward and central midfielder respectively, who both played for Finance and Revenue.

International

As of match played 6 June 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Myanmar 201050
201150
201310
2014136
201591
201650
201785
201821
201932
Total5316

International goals

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 May 2014Galolhu National Stadium, Malé Maldives1–03–22014 AFC Challenge Cup
2.3–1
3.6 September 2014Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila  Philippines1–03–22014 Philippine Peace Cup
4.16 October 2014New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Brunei2–03–12014 AFF Championship qualification
5.18 October 2014  Cambodia1–01–0
6.20 October 2014  Laos2–02–1
7.26 November 2014National Stadium, Kallang  Singapore2–32–42014 AFF Championship
8.13 October 2015Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Laos2–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.21 March 2017Pakansari Stadium, Bogor  Indonesia2–13–1Friendly
10.13 June 2017Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa  Macau2–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11.29 August 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Malaysia1–01–0Friendly
12.10 October 2017  Kyrgyzstan2–22–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13.14 November 2017Fatorda Stadium, Margao  India2–12–2
14.22 March 2018Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon  Kyrgyzstan1–41–5
15.11 June 2019National Stadium, Kallang Singapore1–02–1Friendly
16.2–1

Honours

National Team

Club

Yangon United
Chiangrai United

Individual

  • MFF Player of the Year (1): 2011

Personal life

Kyaw Ko Ko along with Burmese women's footballer Than Than Htwe are part of the ‘Protect the Goal’ for Burmese athletes to raise awareness in Burma on HIV/AIDS and prevention.[6]

References

  1. "SEA Games 2011: Aung Kyaw gives ten-man Myanmar win over Laos". ASEAN Football Federation. 3 November 2011.
  2. "SEA Games 2011: Myanmar confirm place in next round". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 November 2011.
  3. "THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2014". iffhs.de. IFFHS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. "Searching for the missing Golden Boy of Myanmar Kyaw Ko Ko". Fox Sports Asia. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. Kyaw Ko Ko at Soccerway
  6. Roebuck, Matt (30 March 2014). "Footballers assist HIV awareness campaign". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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