Nyein Chan Aung
Nyein Chan Aung in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996
Place of birth Myitkyina, Myanmar
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Muang Trang United
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2012 Mandalay Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Manawmye 81 (?)
2015–2019 Yangon United[1] 77 (?)
2022–2023 Nakhon Si United 11 (0)
2023– Muang Trang United 19 (0)
International career‡
2011 Myanmar U-16 6 (0)
2013–2015 Myanmar U-19 14 (8)
2014–2019 Myanmar U-22 3 (0)
2014– Myanmar 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Nyein Chan Aung (Burmese: ငြိမ်းချမ်းအောင်; born 18 August 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Muang Trang United and the Myanmar national team. He was called up to national senior team in 2014 and scored a goal on his debut against Maldives national football team in 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

Early life

Nyein Chan Aung was born on 18 August 1996 in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar. He was selected to represent Myanmar in 2015 U-20 World Cup, but he got a knee problem and missed the World Cup.

Club career

2022

In 2022, He transferred to Nakhon Si United from Yangon United.

Club

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Maung Trang United 2022–20231203
2023–2024700
Total1903

International career

He first appeared in the Myanmar under-16 team that took part at the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He scored 3 goals at the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, which was hosted by Myanmar and became one of the key players who led Myanmar to their first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 May 2014National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives2–03–22014 AFC Challenge Cup

International

As of match played 30 December 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Myanmar 201441
201920
202120
202330
Total111

Honours

National Team

  • Tri-Nation Series (India)
  • Runners-up (1):2023

References

  1. ↑ "Yangon United sign Myanmar international Nyein Chan Aung (in Burmese)". Yangon United Official Website. 1 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Aung, Nyein Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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