Aung Thu (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aung Thu | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pyinmana, Mandalay, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Police Tero (on loan from Yadanarbon) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Mandalay Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Yadanarbon | 58 | (24) |
| 2018– | → Police Tero (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Myanmar U-16 | 4 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Myanmar U-20 | 19 | (12) |
| 2017– | Myanmar U-23 | 10 | (5) |
| 2015– | Myanmar | 27 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Aung Thu (Burmese: အောင်သူ; born 22 May 1996 born in Pyinmana) is a footballer from Myanmar, and a second striker for the Police Tero in the Thai League 1 and the Myanmar national team. He has represented Myanmar at Under-17, Under-20, Under-23, and full international level. Aung Thu represented Myanmar at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2015, he scored first goal against New Zealand.[1]
Club career
Early career
In 2009, at the age of 13, Aung Thu surprisingly represented Pyinmana town in U-19 Division Tournament scoring 3 goals. Later he was selected to attend the Myanmar Football Academy (Mandalay).
Yadanarbon
Yadanarbon signed Aung Thu from Myanmar Football Acedamy (mandalay). He showed his impressive talent in Yadanarbon FC as he played an important role of Yadanarbon. Despite scoring less goals as expected, he created numerous chances for his team mates to score, which proved him as a talented footballer.
In 2016 and 2017 MNL Awards Night, he won the MNL Best Player of the Year.
Police Tero (loan)
In November 2017, Aung Thu signed for Thailand club Police Tero formally known as BEC Tero Sasana for the 2018 season on loan. He again proved to be a extra-ordinary player by scoring numerous goals and creating chances, winning the league player of the month. [2] His goal during the Thai League Week 11 against Sukhothai FC is considered one of the top 5 goals of the round.[3]
International career
Youth
Aung Thu first appeared in national under 16 team that took part in 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.
In 2014, he scored a crucial deciding goal against U-19 Vietnam at the match of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament in Brunei and Myanmar was crowned champion for the first time. He immediately became a Myanmar Fans' favourite striker. His performance helped the U-19 Myanmar National Team advance to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in Myanmar football history. This was the first time that a Myanmar football team taking part in a world level tournament after Myanmar had qualified for the football tournament in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[1] He was noted for his powerful shots and intelligent runs in FIFA techanical study book of 2015 U-20 World Cup.[4]
Senior
He made his debut on 28 August 2015 against United Arab Emirates in a friendly match. He scored his first international goal for Myanmar National team against Laos 3–1 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
International goals
- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2015 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok |  Laos |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 March 2016 | Saida International Stadium, Sidon |  Lebanon |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 20 November 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Vietnam |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 4 | 23 November 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Cambodia |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 5 | 6 June 2017 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang |  Singapore |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 5 October 2017 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay |  Thailand |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 10 October 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Kyrgyzstan |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 9 November 2017 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh | Cambodia |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Yadanarbon
- 2016 Myanmar National League (1): 2016
Individual
- Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (1): 2014
- AFF Youth Player of the Year (1): 2015
- Myanmar player of the year (4): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Myanmar national league player of the year (3): 2015, 2016, 2017 [6]
References
- ^ a b "Myanmar v. New Zealand - Match Highlights FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015". 5 June 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Paul (23 November 2017). "Myanmar striker Aung Thu signs with Police Tero in Thailand". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Thai League Week 11: Top 5 goals of the week – Agree or disagree?". FOX Sports Asia. 23 April 2018.
- ^ "AFC U-19 Championship results". AFC. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
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- ^ "Aung Thu" [Aung THU award] (in Spanish). MFF's official profile. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.