Yan Naing Oo (Burmese: ရန်နိုင်ဦး; born 31 March 1996) is a Burmese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for the Myanmar U-19 football team and Shan United. He was born in North Okkalarpa Township, Yangon Division.[1] He also the key player of Myanmar U-20 National Football Team played in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored the opening goal of 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Yan Naing Oo
Personal information
Full name Yan Naing Oo
Date of birth (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Yangon, Myanmar
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Yangon United
Number 70
Youth career
2013–15 Zeyar Shwe Myay Youth Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Zeyar Shwe Myay 17 (2)
2016–2020 Shan United 110 (11)
2020– Yangon United 57 (9)
International career
2014–2015 Myanmar U-19 15 (1)
2023 Myanmar U24 (Wildcard) 4 (0)
2016– Myanmar 43 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 Sep 2023

Club career edit

Zeyar Shwe Myay edit

Born in North Okkalapa, Yangon, Yan Naing Oo joined Zeyar Shwe Myay's youth setup in 2013, aged 17, after a trial period. He played one season for Zeyar Shwe Myay.

Shan United edit

On 2 May 2016, Yan Naing Oo had agreed a deal with MNL big club Shan United for free. He signed a five-year contract with the Shan United side, joining the club after the 2016 MNL half-season.[2]

He scored his first goal for the club on 19 June, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against Yangon United.

International career edit

On 11 July 2014, Yan Naing Oo was included in the Myanmar under-20 team for the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the latter of which he scored.[3]

International edit

As of match played 3 January 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Myanmar 2016 4 0
2017 7 1
2018 7 0
2019 4 0
2021 7 0
2022 7 0
2023 7 0
Total 43 1

International goals edit

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2017 Fatorda Stadium, Margao, India   India 1–0 2–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours edit

Shan United

Myanmar U20

Myanmar

  • Tri-Nation Series (India) runner-up: 2023

References edit

  1. ^ "Yan Naing Oo Profile" [Yan Naing Oo] (in Spanish). FIFA's official profile. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Yan Naing Oo" [Yan Naing Oo] (in Spanish). FB's official profile. 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Yan Naing Oo scored 2015 U-20 World Cup Opening Goal" [Yan Naing Oo goal]. FIFA's official profile. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Oo, Yan Naing". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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