Aung Kyaw Naing

Aung Kyaw Naing (အောင်ကျော်နိုင်; born 20 December 1994) is a Burmese professional footballer. He currently plays for Bhutan Premier League club Druk Lhayul.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Aung Kyaw Naing. There is no family name.
Aung Kyaw Naing
Personal information
Full name Aung Kyaw Naing
Date of birth (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994
Place of birth Thongwa, Myanmar
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger/Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Druk Lhayul
Youth career
0000–2013 Nay Pyi Taw
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Nay Pyi Taw 22 (9)
2015–2016 Ayeyawady United 29 (13)
2017 Nay Pyi Taw 5 (1)
2017 Balestier Khalsa 26 (3)
2018 Ayeyawady United 9 (2)
2018 Angthong 6 (1)
2018–2019 Ayeyawady United 29 (8)
2019–2021 Yangon United 9 (3)
2021 Pattaya Dolphins United 2 (1)
2022–2023 Ranong United 25 (1)
2023– Druk Lhayul 2 (2)
International career‡
2015 Myanmar U23 1 (0)
2014– Myanmar 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2016

Club career

Aung started his career with Nay Pyi Taw FC. While playing for the club, he won the 2013 MFF Young Player of the Year award.

Balestier Khalsa

Aung moved to S.League side Balestier Khalsa in February 2017 from Nay Pyi Taw alongside his fellow countrymen, Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit and Kyaw Zayar Win, completing the Tigers' foreign signing slots.[1]

He scored his first goal for the club in a league game against the Young Lions, after missing a penalty in the first half, winning the club's first win and points of the season.[2]

Druk Lhayul

Ahead 2023–24 season, Aung Kyaw Naing decided to go abroad for the first time to Bhutan and joined Bhutan Premier League side Druk Lhayul. He became the first Myanmar professional footballer to play in Bhutan.

International career

Aung was part of the Myanmar U-23 team that won the silver medal in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

He has 2 caps for the Myanmar national football team in 2 friendly matches, scoring no goal.

Honours

International

Individual
  • MFF Young Player of the Year: 2013

References
  1. "Balestier look to Myanmar trio to revive their 2017 S.League hopes". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. "S.League.com - Balestier Khalsa FC". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. "Balestier welcome attacking trio from Myanmar". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2017-04-02.


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