Than Paing

Than Paing
Personal information
Full name Than Paing
Date of birth (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996
Place of birth Hsipaw, Myanmar
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Yangon United
Number 9
Youth career
???? – 2014 Yangon United Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Yangon United 6 (1)
National team‡
2013– Myanmar U-20 [1] 16 (7)
2014– Myanmar 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 6, 2016

Than Paing (Burmese: သန်းပိုင်; born 6 December 1996) is a footballer from Burma, and a Striker for the Myanmar U-19 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] He made his senior debut on 29 November 2014 during the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup coming on for Kyaw Zayar Win in a loss to Thailand.[7]

Career

Than Paing scored first ever goal for Yangon United Senior team 2015 MNL second leg against Zwekapin United draw 2-2.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship Results". AFC. 2014-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Asia's contenders confirmed". FIFA. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Than Paing Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Zeise takes 'his hat off' to Myanmar FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Mizzima. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Football: Myanmar fined $31,000 over fans' pitch invasion in youth tournament". The Straits Times. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Than Paing of Myanmar is lifted up by fans as they celebrate". Getty Images. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Thailand vs. Myanmar 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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