Zaw Min Tun

Zaw Min Tun (Burmese: ဇော်မင်းထွန်း; born 20 May 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the captain of the Myanmar national team. He was the bronze medalist with Myanmar in 2011 SEA Games.[4] On 14 December 2012, Tun left Magway to sign a 3-years deal with Yadanarbon for the Burmese record 120 million Kyats ($140,350).[2] He got first runner-up of the MNL 2013 Best Player Award.Considered one of the best defenders in the ASEAN, and has also received praise for his passing and goalscoring capabilities.

For the military officer, see Zaw Min Tun (general).
In this Burmese name, the given name is Zaw Min Tun. There is no family name.

Zaw Min Tun
Personal information
Full name Zaw Min Tun
Date of birth (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992
Place of birth Mandalay, Myanmar
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Penang
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Magway 71 (0)
2012–2014 Yadanarbon[2] 73 (1)
2015–2017 Yangon United 116 (7)
2018 GFA FC 1 (0)
2018 Yangon United 10 (0)
2019 Chonburi 24 (1)
2020–2021 Sukhothai 12 (0)
2021–2022 Trat 23 (0)
2022 Chonburi 10 (0)
2023– Penang 11 (0)
International career‡
2012 Myanmar U22[3] 5 (1)
2011–2018 Myanmar U23 (WC) 21 (2)
2011–2022 Myanmar 75 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Style of play

Zaw Min Tun is a physically strong player who excels in the air due to his elevation and heading accuracy, making him a goal threat on set-pieces.

Due to his leadership, athleticism and technical prowess, his ability to excel both offensively and defensively, as well as his tactical versatility, which allows him to be deployed as a centre back and as a right back.

International
As of match played 19 November 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Myanmar 201190
201280
201350
201490
201571
2016112
201771
201870
2019121
Total755
Goals by opponent
Opponent Goals
 Cambodia 3
 China 1
 Laos 1
Total 5

International goals
Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[6]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2015New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Laos1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.23 November 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Cambodia1–13–12016 AFF Championship
3.2–1
4.9 November 2017Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh Cambodia1–02–1Friendly
5.30 August 2019National Football Training Centre, Xianghe, Hebei China1–41–4Friendly

Honours

National Team

Club
Yadanarbon
Yangon United

References
  1. "Zaw Min Tun". Chonburi FC Website. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Yadanarbon:Transfer (in burmese)".
  3. "AFC U-22 Results".
  4. "SEA Games 2011: Myanmar confirm place in next round". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 November 2011.
  5. "Zaw Min Tun". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. Zaw Min Tun at National-Football-Teams.com


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