Aung Thu (footballer)

Aung Thu
Personal information
Full name Aung Thu
Date of birth (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996
Place of birth Pyinmana, Mandalay, Myanmar
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Second Striker
Club 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)
National team‡
2011 Myanmar U-16 4 (4)
2013–2015 Myanmar U-20 19 (12)
2017– Myanmar U-23 10 (5)
2015– Myanmar 27 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2015Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Laos3–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
229 March 2016Saida International Stadium, Sidon  Lebanon1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
320 November 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Vietnam1–11–22016 AFF Championship
423 November 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Cambodia3–13–12016 AFF Championship
56 June 2017Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang  Singapore1–01–1Friendly
65 October 2017Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay  Thailand1–21–3Friendly
710 October 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Kyrgyzstan1–22–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
89 November 2017Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh  Cambodia2–12–1Friendly

Honours

Club

Yadanarbon

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Myanmar v. New Zealand - Match Highlights FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015". 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Paul (23 November 2017). "Myanmar striker Aung Thu signs with Police Tero in Thailand". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Thai League Week 11: Top 5 goals of the week – Agree or disagree?". FOX Sports Asia. 23 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "AFC U-19 Championship results". AFC. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Aung Thu at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Aung Thu" [Aung THU award] (in Spanish). MFF's official profile. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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