Yan Paing

Yan Paing (Template:Langx) born 27 January 1982) is a Burmese footballer who played for the Myanmar national football team. He also played with Yadanarbon in Myanmar National League. 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 football 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 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.

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 2009.[1]

Yan Paing was linked to a move to Thai Premier League Club Muangthong United 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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 March 2003	Malé, Maldives	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Brunei	flag alias = Flag of Brunei.svg	flag alias-old = Old Flag of Brunei.svg	flag alias-1906 = Flag of Brunei 1906-1959.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Brunei Navy	flag alias-army = Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) - Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) ensign.svg	link alias-army = Royal Brunei Land Force	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Royal Brunei Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Brunei Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Brunei Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|3–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=2| 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.				4–0
3.	23 August 2007	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Laos	flag alias = Flag of Laos.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Laos (1893-1952).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg	link alias-naval = Lao People's Navy	link alias-army = Lao People's Army	link alias-navy = Lao People's Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Lao People's Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Lao People's Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–0 || 2007 Merdeka Tournament
4.	2 August 2008	Hyderabad, India	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sri Lanka	flag alias = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-army=Flag of the Sri Lankan Army.png	link alias-army=Sri Lanka Army	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	link alias-air force=Sri Lanka Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|2–1 || align=center| 3–1 || 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
5.	22 August 2008	Jakarta, Indonesia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cambodia	flag alias = Flag of Cambodia.svg	flag alias-1863 = Flag of Cambodia (1863–1948).svg	flag alias-1942 = Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation.svg	flag alias-1970 = Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg	flag alias-1989 = Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Cambodia under UNTAC.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Cambodian Navy	link alias-air force = Royal Cambodian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Air Force.svg	link alias-army = Royal Cambodian Army	link alias-navy = Royal Cambodian Navy	link alias-military = Royal Cambodian Armed Forces	flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|5–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 7–1 || rowspan=2| 2008 Indonesia Independence Cup
6.				7–1
7.	1 October 2008	Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Vietnam	flag alias = Flag of Vietnam.svg	flag alias-1863 = Royal Flag of Vietnam (1802–1885).svg	flag alias-1885 = Flag of Central Vietnam (1885-1890).svg	flag alias-1890 = Standard of the Nguyen Dynasty (1890 - 1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = First flag of the Nguyen Dynasty.svg	flag alias-1945 = Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (1945).svg	flag alias-1945a = Flag of North Vietnam (1945-1955).svg	flag alias-naval = Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg	link alias-naval = Vietnam People's Navy	flag alias-navy = Vietnam People's Navy flag.svg	link alias-navy = Vietnam People's Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg	link alias-army = Vietnam People's Ground Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg	link alias-military = People's Army of Vietnam	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Vietnam People's Air Force	flag alias-coast guard = Vietnam Coast Guard flag.svg	link alias-coast guard = Vietnam Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|2–1 || align=center| 3–2 || Friendly
8.	15 November 2008	Yangon, Myanmar	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Indonesia	flag alias = Flag of Indonesia.svg	link alias-naval = Indonesian Navy	flag alias-naval = Flag of Indonesia.svg	link alias-navy = Indonesian Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Indonesian Navy.svg	link alias-marines= Indonesian Marine Corps	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Indonesian Marine Corps.png	link alias-air force = Indonesian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Indonesian Air Force.svg	link alias-army = Indonesian Army	flag alias-army = Flag of the Indonesian Army.svg	flag alias-military = Flag of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Indonesian National Armed Forces	flag alias-sanctionedFB = Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|1–1 || align=center| 2–1 || 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
9.	16 February 2010	Colombo, Sri Lanka	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sri Lanka	flag alias = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-army=Flag of the Sri Lankan Army.png	link alias-army=Sri Lanka Army	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	link alias-air force=Sri Lanka Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|2–0 || align=center| 4–0 || 2010 AFC Challenge Cup

External links

• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com

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