Than Paing

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Than Paing
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Hsipaw, Myanmar
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Chiangmai United
Number 22
Youth career
2013 – 2014 Yangon United Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Yangon United 29 (24)
2017Chin United (loan) 5 (4)
2021–2022 Shan United 0 (0)
2022–2023 Kanchanaburi City 19 (12)
2023– Chiangmai United 10 (3)
International career
2013–2015 Myanmar U20[1] 16 (7)
2014– Myanmar 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023

Than Paing (Burmese: သန်းပိုင်; born 6 December 1996) is Burmese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chiangmai United in Thai League 2 and the Myanmar national team. He scored the only goal in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship quarter-final that sent Myanmar to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in their history.[2][3][4][5][6]

Career[edit]

Yangon United[edit]

Than Paing scored first ever goal for Yangon United Senior team 2015 MNL second leg against Zwekapin United draw 2-2.

Chin United[edit]

In second half season of 2017 MNL, Cezar transferred to Yangon United F.C. . So, Than Paing moved to Chin United F.C. for 6 months loan.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team Year Apps Goals Assists
Kanchanaburi City 2022–23 19 12 7
Total 19 12 7

International[edit]

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals Assists
Myanmar 2014 2 0 0
2015 4 0 0
2016 11 1 0
2017 4 0 0
2019 7 0 0
2021 6 1 1
2022 5 0 0
2023 9 0 0
Total 48 2 1
Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 June 2016 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Hong Kong 1–0 3–0 2016 AYA Bank Cup
2. 8 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  East Timor 1–0 2–0 2020 AFF Championship

Honours[edit]

Myanmar

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AFC U-19 Championship Results". AFC. 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Asia's contenders confirmed". FIFA. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Than Paing Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Zeise takes 'his hat off' to Myanmar FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Mizzima. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Football: Myanmar fined $31,000 over fans' pitch invasion in youth tournament". The Straits Times. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Than Paing of Myanmar is lifted up by fans as they celebrate". Getty Images. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Paing, Than". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.