Soe Myat Min
Burmese footballer
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U Soe Myat Min (Burmese: ဦးစိုးမြတ်မင်း, 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 | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Myanmar U19 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Finance and Revenue | 50 | (37) |
| 2002–2010 | Kanbawza | 86 | (27) |
| Total | 136 | (64) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Myanmar U23 | 59 | (10) |
| 1998–2008 | Myanmar[citation needed] | 90 | (39) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Shan United | ||
| 2019 | Myanmar U19 | ||
| 2022 | Myanmar U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2017 | |||
Playing career
Soe also played a key role for Myanmar at the 2004 AFF Championship, 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.[2]
Soe 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 AFF Championship, 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.[3]
Soe Myat Min helped Myanmar win the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.[4] by scoring a hat-trick against Malaysia in the semi-finals[5] and both goals in the 2–1 win over Indonesia in the final.[4] 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 is also the all time Second top scorer of Myanmar as of the Myanmar Football Federation.
