Zaw Win Thein (Burmese: ဇော်ဝင်းသိန်း, born 1 March 2003)[1] is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Myanmar National League club Yangon United F.C and the Myanmar national team.
 Zaw Win Thein with Myanmar U-19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zaw Win Thein | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | North Dagon, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yangon United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Junior Lions | 7 | (5) |
| 2020– | Yangon United | 49 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Myanmar U14 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Myanmar U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Myanmar U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2020– | Myanmar U23 | 22 | (0) |
| 2022– | Myanmar | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Zaw Win Thein was born in Yangon and joined Mandalay Football Academy for two years since 2014 and has been selected for the Myanmar National Team aged group since 2016 for five consecutive years.
Youth career edit
- Mandalay football academy 2014–2015
Club career edit
Yangon United edit
On 16 August 2023, Zaw Win Thein scored an injury time winner goal against Brunei DPMM to send his club to the 2023–24 AFC Cup play-offs round which will see them face Indonesia side, PSM Makassar.
Style of play edit
He is a modern day hardworking midfielder with good defensive contribution and can even play as pivotal player on center midfield.[citation needed]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 29 November 2023
International career edit
He won the Champions Trophy in Hong Kong Jockey Club International Football Tournament and was the most valuable player award of the tournament. Besides, his team placed second in the CTFA U-19 International Tournament 2019, fourth in AFF U-18 Championship 2019, and third place in U-20 BTV Cup 2019. He was one of the players of Junior Lions which participated in the Myanmar National Youth (U-21) team in 2019 and crowned the Champions Trophy and half-season champions in Myanmar National League-2 in 2020. International edit
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