Zaw Win Thein

Zaw Win Thein

Zaw Win Thein with Myanmar U-19
Personal information
Full name	Zaw Win Thein
Date of birth	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	North Dagon, Myanmar
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Yangon United
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Junior Lions	7	(5)
2020–	Yangon United	49	(8)
International career‡
2014	Myanmar U14	4	(0)
2017	Myanmar U16	8	(0)
2018–2019	Myanmar U19	14	(4)
2020–	Myanmar U23	22	(0)
2022–	Myanmar	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Zaw Win Thein (Burmese: ဇော်ဝင်းသိန်း, born 1 March 2003)^[1] is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Myanmar National League club Yangon United F.C and the Myanmar national team.

Zaw Win Thein was born in Yangon and joined Mandalay Football Academy for two years since 2014 and has been selected for the Myanmar National Team aged group since 2016 for five consecutive years.

• Mandalay football academy 2014–2015

On 16 August 2023, Zaw Win Thein scored an injury time winner goal against Brunei DPMM to send his club to the 2023–24 AFC Cup play-offs round which will see them face Indonesia side, PSM Makassar.

He is a modern-day hardworking midfielder with good defensive contribution and can even play as pivotal player on center midfield.^{[citation needed]}

As of match played 29 November 2023

• Myanmar U14–2014
• Myanmar U16–2017
• Myanmar U19–2018–2019
• Myanmar U23 – 2020–

He won the Champions Trophy in Hong Kong Jockey Club International Football Tournament and was the most valuable player award of the tournament. Besides, his team placed second in the CTFA U-19 International Tournament 2019, fourth in AFF U-18 Championship 2019, and third place in U-20 BTV Cup 2019.

He was one of the players of Junior Lions which participated in the Myanmar National Youth (U-21) team in 2019 and crowned the Champions Trophy and half-season champions in Myanmar National League-2 in 2020.

As of match played 21 November 2023

Age First Cap:

• ( 19 years 7 months 26 days 27-5-2022 vs. Bahrain 0-2 )

Tri-Nation Series (India)

• Runners-up (1):2023

Gold medal: 2019 Myanmar National League U-21

• Gold medal: 2019 Jockey Club International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2019, Hong Kong
• Silver medal: CTFA U-19 International Tournament 2019

• Bronze medal: 2019 BTV Cup

• Silver medal : 2022 Myanmar National League