Zaw Min Tun (footballer)

In this Burmese name, the given name is Zaw Min Tun. There is no family name.

Zaw Min Tun (Burmese: ဇော်မင်းထွန်း; born 20 May 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Thai League 2 club Bangkok and the captain of the Myanmar national team. He was the bronze medalist with Myanmar in 2011 SEA Games.^[4][5]

Zaw Min Tun

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Mandalay, Myanmar
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Bangkok
Number	32
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	17	(0)
2019	Chonburi	24	(1)
2020–2021	Sukhothai	12	(0)
2021–2022	Trat	23	(0)
2022	Chonburi	10	(0)
2023	Penang	26	(0)
2024	Nakhon Pathom United	2	(0)
2024	Trat	11	(0)
2025–	Bangkok	0	(0)
International career‡
2012	Myanmar U22[3]	5	(1)
2011–2018	Myanmar U23 (WC)	21	(2)
2011–2019	Myanmar	75	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2019

Career

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.

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^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Myanmar	2011	9	0
	2012	8	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	9	0
	2015	7	1
	2016	11	2
	2017	7	1
	2018	7	0
	2019	12	1
Total		75	5

Goals by opponent

Opponent	Goals
Cambodia	3
China	1
Laos	1
Total	5

International goals

Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.^[7]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2015	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Laos	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	23 November 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon	Cambodia	1–1	3–1	2016 AFF Championship
3.				2–1
4.	9 November 2017	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Cambodia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5.	30 August 2019	National Football Training Centre, Xianghe, Hebei	China	1–4	1–4	Friendly

Honours

National Team

• Philippine Peace Cup (1): 2014

Club

Yadanarbon

• Myanmar National League (1): 2014

Yangon United

• Myanmar National League (2): 2015, 2018