Yan Paing () born 27 January 1982) is a Burmese

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who played for the

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. He also played with Yadanarbon in

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. Yan Paing is a key striker for the Myanmar National Team and Yadanarbon FC. He became a popular player playing with his former club Finance & Revenue FC.

Career

International career

Yan Paing entered the international scene after scoring the second goal against Singapore in a group match of the 2001 South-East Asian Games

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tournament. His goal sent Myanmar to the semi-finals. After losing to Malaysia 0–1 in the semis, Myanmar defeated Indonesia 1-0 for the bronze medal and Yan Paing was the scorer of the lone goal of the game. In 2002, Yan Paing was featured in Myanmar National Team for the Tiger Cup tournament. In Myanmar's first group match against Indonesia, he was a constant threat for the Indonesian defence and had a shot at goal hit the bar. The match ended a 0–0 draw but Yan Paing cemented his place in the National Team. He was injured for the rest of the group games in the tournament. Injuries and red cards prevented Yan Paing from making his mark in Tiger Cup 2004. Yan Paing had played for Myanmar at the

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. Yan Paing was joint top goalscorer in 2007 Merdeka Cup. In August 2017, he retired from Myanmar National Team.

Club career

He was top goalscorer in the inaugural Myanmar National League Cup 2009 with 7 goals in 8 games, including a goal scored in the penalty shoot-out for the Final between Yadanarbon FC and Yangon United. Yan Paing was also included in SoccerMyanmar.com's Best 11 players list for MNL Cup 200

Yan Paing was linked to a move to

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Club

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League 1, the top-flight football league of Thailand. Muangthong United has pa ...

in mid-July 2009 but he remained with Yadanabon. In January 2010, Yadanarbon became champions of the first-ever Myanmar National League season, and Yan Paing was crowned Best Player for his role in helping Yadanarbon to both the MNL Cup and MNL League titles.

International goals

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* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Yangon Burmese men's footballers Myanmar men's international footballers Burmese expatriate men's footballers Yadanarbon F.C. players Myanmar National League players Men's association football forwards SEA Games bronze medalists for Myanmar SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games {{Myanmar-footy-bio-stub