Lwin Moe Aung

Lwin Moe Aung

Personal information
Full name	Lwin Moe Aung
Date of birth	(1999-12-10) December 10, 1999
Place of birth	Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Center / Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ayeyawady United
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Ayeyawady United	16	(1)
International career‡
2017	Myanmar U18	6	(1)
2018	Myanmar U20	33	(5)
2017–	Myanmar U-23	24	(6)
2018–	Myanmar	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2018

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

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.

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.

In 2017, he was selected to play for the national youth team. Because of his talent, he was selected for 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 play 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 the 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