Draft:Wai Linn Aung(midfielder)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Katha Township, Myanmar | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yangon United | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | ISPE (Mandalay) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | ISPE | ||
| 2022–2023 | Dagon Star United [1] | ||
| 2024- | Yangon United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Myanmar U23 | ||
| 2022- | Myanmar | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 july 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 | |||
Wai Linn Aung (Burmese: ဝေလင်းအောင်, born 30 July 1999) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yangon United.[2] He began his youth career at the Institute of Sports and Physical Education (ISPE) in Mandalay, progressing to their senior team in 2018. After helping ISPE earn promotion to the Myanmar National League, he joined Dagon Star United in 2022, where he became a regular starter.
In January 2024, Wai Linn Aung signed with Yangon United and quickly established himself as a key player in midfield. Known for his defensive work rate, ball distribution, and tactical awareness, he contributed several goals and assists in his debut season.
Internationally, he has represented Myanmar at both youth and senior levels, including appearances in the 2022 Southeast Asian Games and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Club Career
[edit]Dagon Star United
[edit]In 2022, he moved to Dagon Star United and raised his highest level in 2023. Most of MNL clubs wanted him after 2023 MNL season.
Yangon United
[edit]In December 2023, Yangon United FC signed Dagon Star United midfielder. He is the key player of the Dagon Star United for 2023 Myanmar National League.
National Team Career
[edit]Wai Lin Aung had been selected in Myanmar National U-23 to play in the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam 2022.[3]
Honours
[edit]Yangon United
References
[edit]- ^ "Wai Lin Aung (MNL 2023 Second Round)". yangon United fc. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အသင်းနှင့် ဒဂုံစတားယူနိုက်တက်အသင်းမှ ဝေလင်းအောင် ကို ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်အသင်း ခေါ်ယူ". yangon United fc. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar men's football team latest players selected for SEA Games". gnlm.com.mm. 6 May 2022.
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