U Soe Myat Min (Burmese: စိုးမြတ်မင်း, pronounced [só mjaʔ mɪ́ɰ̃]; born 19 May 1982) is a former Burmese footballer. He played for the Myanmar national team and spent the majority of his club career at Kanbawza. Making his debut for the national team since 1998, he was made captain for the 2002 Tiger Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 19, 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yangon, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Myanmar U19 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Finance and Revenue F.C. | 50 | (37) |
| 2002–2010 | Kanbawza | 86 | (27) |
| Total | 136 | (64) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Myanmar U23 | 59 | (10) |
| 1998–2008 | Myanmar | 90[2] | (39[3]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Shan United | ||
| Myanmar U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2017 | |||
Soe Myat Min also played a key role for Myanmar at the Tiger Cup, helping them qualify for the semi-finals. He himself finished the tournament as joint second top scorer of the tournament with six goals and was included in the tournament's best XI.[4]
He also helped Myanmar win their fourth Merdeka Cup Championship in 2006 and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Soe Myat Min was injured during training for the 2007 Asean Football Championships, and did not play in the group matches. Myanmar did not qualify for the semi-finals.
The Burmese star was also featured in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup and scored a goal against Nepal.[5]
Soe Myat Min helped Myanmar win the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.[6] by scoring a hat-trick against Malaysia in the semi-finals[7] and both goals in the 2–1 win over Indonesia in the final.[6] Soe Myat Min became the selected player of the Myanmar U-16 soccer team in 1998. He played over 60 international matches, scoring 19 goals for the country. Soe Myat Min is also the all time Second top scorer of Myanmar as of the Myanmar Football Federation.
International goals
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References
edit- ^ "FIFA". FIFA profile. Archived from the original on November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Soe Myat Min's all caps for Myanmar". 10playmaker.
- ^ "Soe Myat Min's all goals for Myanmar". 10playmaker.
- ^ "Tiger Cup | Anything can happen". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ AFC Report Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Challenge Cup: Myanmar Beat Indonesia To Win Final". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Myanmar Thrash Malaysia". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.