Than Paing
Than Paing (Burmese: သန်းပိုင်; born 6 December 1996) is Burmese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Yangon United F.C. and Myanmar national football team. He scored the only goal in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship quarter-final that sent Myanmar to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in their history.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Than Paing | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hsipaw, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shan United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 – 2014 | Yangon United Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Yangon United | 29 | (24) |
| 2017 | → Chin United (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| 2021- | Shan United | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Myanmar U-20 [1] | 16 | (7) |
| 2014– | Myanmar | 24 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019 | |||
Career
Yangon United
Than Paing scored first ever goal for Yangon United Senior team 2015 MNL second leg against Zwekapin United draw 2-2.
Chin United
In second half season of 2017 MNL, Cezar transferred to Yangon United F.C. . So, Than Paing moved to Chin United F.C. for 6 months loan.
International
- As of match played 6 June 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AYA Bank Cup |
Honours
References
- "AFC U-19 Championship Results". AFC. 2014-10-11.
- "Asia's contenders confirmed". FIFA. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Than Paing Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Zeise takes 'his hat off' to Myanmar FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Mizzima. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Football: Myanmar fined $31,000 over fans' pitch invasion in youth tournament". The Straits Times. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Than Paing of Myanmar is lifted up by fans as they celebrate". Getty Images. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Paing, Than". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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