Than Paing
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hsipaw, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kanchanaburi Power | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 – 2014 | Yangon United Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Yangon United | 29 | (24) |
| 2017 | → Chin United (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Shan United | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kanchanaburi City | 19 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Chiangmai United | 16 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Kanchanaburi Power | 26 | (4) |
| 2025- | Trat | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Myanmar U20[1] | 16 | (7) |
| 2014– | Myanmar | 49 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Than Paing (Burmese: သန်းပိုင်; born 6 December 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kanchanaburi Power 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 2017, Than Paing moved to Chin United on loan for 6 months.
Career statistics
[edit]Internationals goals and apps
[edit]| Team | Internationals | Goals | apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangon United | AFC Champions League | 0 | 1 | |
| AFC Champions League 2 | 4 | 10 |
| National Team | Internationals | Goals | apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar U20 | FIFA U20 World Cup | 0 | 3 |
Club
[edit]| 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
| 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 |  Timor-Leste |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |
| 3. | 25 March 2025 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Afghanistan |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 10 June 2025 |  Pakistan |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
[edit]Myanmar
- Tri-Nation Series runner-up: 2023
- Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: 2014
References
[edit]- ^ "AFC U-19 Championship Results". AFC. 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Asia's contenders confirmed". FIFA. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Than Paing Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Zeise takes 'his hat off' to Myanmar FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Mizzima. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Football: Myanmar fined $31,000 over fans' pitch invasion in youth tournament". The Straits Times. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Than Paing of Myanmar is lifted up by fans as they celebrate". Getty Images. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Paing, Than". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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