Lwin Moe Aung

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In this Burmese name, the given name is Lwin Moe Aung. There is no family name.
Lwin Moe Aung
Personal information
Full name Lwin Moe Aung
Date of birth (1999-12-10) December 10, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Center / Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Yangon United
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Ayeyawady United 26 (1)
2021– Yangon United
National team‡
2017 Myanmar U18 6 (1)
2018 Myanmar U20 33 (5)
2017– Myanmar U-23 24 (6)
2018– Myanmar 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Lwin Moe Aung (Burmese: လွင်မိုးအောင်; born 10 December 1999) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Yangon United and the Myanmar national football team.[1] He is the youngest football player in the Myanmar football team for the SEA Games.[2][3] He won the Best Male Youth Player Award at the 2018 Myanmar National League (MNL) Awards.[4]

Early life[]

Lwin Moe Aung was born on 10 December 1999 in Thayet Tan village, Amarapura, Mandalay Region. He is the second child of three and he has one older sister and one younger brother. His father is a mushroom trader. He was crazy about football when he was young. He began joining local amateur football competitions that were held annually near Paleik Pagoda close to his village. He studied in Sports and Physical Sciences Institution, Mandalay.[2]

Career[]

Lwin Moe Aung played in midfield when he arrived at the Sports and Physical Sciences Institution. As he was having difficulties playing in midfield, he tried to get a chance to play on the right-wing, but the manager persuaded him to stay in the midfield, so he remained a midfielder.[2]

In 2017, he was selected to play for the national youth team. Because of his talent, he was selected for the U-23 side even though he was playing for the U-18 team at the time. Then head coach Gerd Zeise chose him for the first time for the match against Kyrgyzstan, played in South Korea, as the final match of 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

In 2018 December, Ayeyawady United signed Lwin Myo Aung from I.S.P.E. He plays 33 international matches, scoring 5 goals for Myanmar U20. The young attacking midfielder proves that he has the capability to distribute from a more advanced position, especially in creating danger for his side.

International[]

As of match played 6 June 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Myanmar 2018 7 0
2019 3 0
Total 10 0


Individual[]

  • The Best Male Youth Player Award for 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "Myanmar U-23 selects team for Thailand's M-150 Cup". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Young footballer has a firm eye on scoring on field and in life". The Myanmar Times. 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Five young stars set to shine in Group A". AFF Suzuki Cup. 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ "MFF announces MNL awards for 2018". Eleven Media Group. 28 December 2018.
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