Thein Zaw

Thein Zaw
Personal information
Full name Thein Zaw
Date of birth (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
Place of birth Yangon, Myanmar
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Yangon United
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ayeyawady United
2014–2015 Zwekapin United 20 (3)
2015– Yangon United 5 (0)
National team
2014– Myanmar 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2015

Thein Zaw (Burmese: သိန်းဇော်; born 5 May 1994) is a footballer from Burma, and a defender for Myanmar national football team.

Club career

He currently plays for Zwekapin United in Myanmar National League, and formally played for Ayeyawady United.[1][2] In 2015 December, Thein Zaw moved to Yangon United.

International career

Thein Zaw made his debut on 19 May 2014 in the AFC Challenge Cup against the host Maldives. In the match Thein Zaw was controversially sent off in the 22 minute by referee Abdullah Balideh for alleged handball, a charge fervently denied by Myanmar's coach Radojko Avramović, as the ball seamed to bounce off his chest rather than his arm.[3]

References

  1. "Zaw Thein". http://hailoosports.com/. Retrieved 20 May 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  2. Thein Zaw at Soccerway
  3. Shimaaz Ali (20 May 2014). "We fought for justice - Avramovic". Maldives Soccer. Retrieved 20 May 2014.



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