Aung Thu (footballer)

Aung Thu

Aung Thu in training
Personal information
Full name Aung Thu
Date of birth (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996
Place of birth Pyinmana, Myanmar
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Yadanarbon FC
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2013 Mandalay Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–present Yadanarbon FC [1] 32 (15)
National team‡
2011 Myanmar U-16 4 (4)
2013–2015 Myanmar U-20 19 (12)
2015– Myanmar 20 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2017

Aung Thu (Burmese: အောင်သူ; born 22 May 1996) is a footballer from Burma, and a Striker for the Myanmar U-19 national football team and Yadanarbon FC.He was born in Pyinmana,Mandalay. In 2009, he joined the Myanmar Football Academy in Mandalay.He had played for U-16 and now he is playing in Myanmar national football team. Aung Thu first appeared in national under 16 team that took part in 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He scored a goal against Qatar in 2014 AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar which the team eventually lost in the extra time. He is fond of Messi. His performance helped the U-19 Myanmar National Team advance to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in Myanmar football history. This was the first time that a Myanmar football team taking part in a world level tournament after Myanmar had qualified for the football tournament in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also won the most valuable player award of the year in early 2015 January. He scored a leading goal for Myanmar against New Zealand in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored his first international goal for Myanmar National Football team against Laos 3-1 in 2018 World Cup qualification(AFC).

History

Myanmar's 19-year-old promising striker,Aung Thu,is the product of Myanmar Football Academy(Mandalay). Born in Pyinmana Myanmar, he surprisingly represented Pyinmanar town at the age of 13 in U-19 Division Tournament and scored 3 goals.Later he was selected to attend the Myanmar Football Academy(Mandalay) and started his international career at U-16 tournament in 2011. In 2014, he scored a crucial deciding goal against U-19 Vietnam at the match of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament in Brunei and Myanmar was crowned champion for the first time. He immediately became a Myanmar Fans' favourite striker. He continued his goal scoring streaks in both 2014 U-19 championship and 2015 U-20 World Cup New Zealand. He was noted for his powerful shots and intelligent runs in FIFA techanical study book of 2015 U-20 World Cup. Aung Thu is playing at Myanmar National League Football Club, Yadanarbon FC and continue showing good form. He was called up for Myanmar National Football Team and his debut for national team will come sooner. In 2016 MNL Awards Night, he won the MNL player of the year award.

International goals

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[2]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2015 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Laos 3–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 29 March 2016 Saida International Stadium, Sidon  Lebanon1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 20 November 2016 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Vietnam 1–1 1–2 2016 AFF Championship
4 23 November 2016 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Cambodia 3–1 3–1 2016 AFF Championship

Honours

Club: Yadanarbon Fc:

Individual:

References

  1. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship results". AFC. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Aung Thu at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Aung Thu" [Aung THU award] (in Spanish). MFF's official profile. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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