David Htan (Burmese: ဒေးဗစ်ထန်; born 13 May 1990) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Myanmar National League club Shan United and the Myanmar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Thang | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chin State, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yangon United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | Yangon United | 264 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Shan United | 49 | (3) |
| 2022– | Yangon United | 31 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Myanmar | 77 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2023 | |||
He is currently holding the record for the highest number of Myanmar National League appearances in history with 336 appearances.
Style of play
editDespite lacking in height, he has a good positional sense and an ability to cleanly win one-on-one challenges.
Club career
editDavid played for Yangon United from 2009 to 2018 before joining Shan United and then returning to Yangon in 2022.
International career
editDavid made his Myanmar national team debut om 29 June 2011 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mongolia. On 11 September 2012, he scored his first international goal equalising the match to 1–1 against Singapore.
On 26 November 2016, David scored the only goal in the match as Myanmar beat Malaysia 1–0 in the 2016 AFF Championship.
David has participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, 2016 AFF Championship, 2018 AFF Championship, 2020 AFF Championship and the 2022 AFF Championship for Myanmar. He has also played in four FIFA World Cup qualification match.
International statistics
edit- As of match played 30 December 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 4 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2012 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Singapore |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 2. | 30 March 2015 | Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo |  Indonesia |
1–2 |
1–2
| |
| 3. | 26 November 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Malaysia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 4. | 7 November 2019 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay |  Nepal |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editYangon United
- Myanmar National League: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
- MFF Charity Cup: 2013, 2016, 2018
- General Aung San Shield: 2011, 2018
Shan United
Individual
- Myanmar National League Player of the Year: 2019
References
edit- ^ "David Htan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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