Murun Altankhuyag

This is a Mongolian name. The given name is Mörön, and the name Altankhuyag is a patronymic, not a family name. The subject should be referred to by the given name.
Murun Altankhuyag
Personal information
Date of birth21 September 1989
Place of birthUlan Bator, Mongolia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Mačva Šabac
Youth career
2009Hannibal-LaGrange University
2010–2013Central Methodist Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2015Krabi
2014→ Satun United (loan)
2015–Mačva Šabac
National team‡
2007–Mongolia11(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 10 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:40, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Murun Altankhuyag (Mongolian: Алтанхуягийн Мөрөн, Altankhuyagiin Mörön;[2] born 21 September 1989) is a Mongolian international footballer who plays professionally in Serbia for Mačva Šabac as a striker.[3]

Club career

Born in Ulan Bator, Murun played college soccer for Hannibal-LaGrange University Trojans and the Central Methodist Eagles.[4]

He signed a two-year contract with Thai club Krabi in December 2013, becoming Mongolia's first ever professional footballer.[5] He moved on loan to Satun United in June 2014.[6]

He signed for Serbian First League club Mačva Šabac in March 2015,[7] becoming the first Mongolian professional football player in Europe.[8]

International career

He made his international debut for Mongolia in 2007,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[9]

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