Than Paing
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hsipaw, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Myanmar U20[1] | 16 | (7) |
| 2014– | Myanmar | 49 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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
Yangon United
Than Paing scored first ever goal for Yangon United Senior team 2015 MNL second leg against Zwekapin United draw 2–2.
Chin United
In 2017, Than Paing moved to Chin United on loan for 6 months.
Career statistics
Club
| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchanaburi City | 2022–23 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 7 | |
International
- 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
Myanmar
- Tri-Nation Series runner-up: 2023
- Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: 2014
References
- ^ "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.