Kyaw Min Oo (Burmese: ကျော်မင်းဦး; born 16 June 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Football League club PDRM and the Myanmar national team. He has represented Myanmar at Under-17, Under-20, Under-23, and full international level. In 2015, Kyaw represented Myanmar at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyaw Min Oo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oktwin, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PDRM | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Yangon Sport College | ||
| 2011–2013 | Mandalay Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Ayeyawady United | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Yangon United | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Yangon United | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | PDRM | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Myanmar U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Myanmar U19[1] | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Myanmar U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Myanmar | 28 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Club
edit| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDRM | 2023 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 3 | |
Biography
editKyaw Min Oo was born in Oktwin Township, Bago District. He studied in Myanmar Football Academy (Mandalay) for about three years. In 2014, Ayeyawady United signed Kyaw Min Oo. Kyaw Min Oo played two years for Ayeyawady United and then he moved to Yangon United at the end of his contract. Kyaw Min Oo first appeared in national under-16 team that took part in 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship before gradually rising to all levels of national teams.[3] He is a playmaker with good passing, tackling, good vision. He played an important role in Myanmar under-20 national team for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He retired in early 2019, citing several injuries from 2016.[4] In May 2019, he healed his injuries by help of Zaw Zaw and returned to the club.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 21 November 2023[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
- As of match played 30 December 2022:
Myanmar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kyaw Min Oo goal[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 December 2022 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | 20 |  Laos |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 AFF Championship | [7] |
Honours
editNational Team
- Tri-Nation Series (India)
Runners-up (1):2023
PDRM
- MFL Challenge Cup: 2023[8]
References
edit- ^ "AFC U-19 Championship results". AFC. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Singin' in the rain". The Myanmar Times. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Kyaw Min Oo returns to action despite fine". The Myanmar Times. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Myanmar national team star retires at the age of 22". FOX Sports Asia. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "ကွင်းလယ်ကစားသမား ကျော်မင်းဦးနှင့် ဇေယျာနိုင်တို့၏ ဒူးဒဏ်ရာခွဲစိတ်ကုသမှု အောင်မြင်". Eleven Media Group (in Burmese). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Kyaw Min Oo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Myanmar vs. Laos - 30 December 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Police crowned MFL Challenge Cup champions | New Straits Times". www.nst.com.my. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.