Soe Myat Min Explained

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Soe Myat Min
Birth Date:19 May 1982[1]
Birth Place:Yangon, Myanmar
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Myanmar U19 (manager)
Years1:1998 - 2002
Clubs1:Finance and Revenue F.C.
Caps1:50
Goals1:37
Years2:2002 - 2010
Clubs2:Kanbawza
Caps2:86
Goals2:27
Totalcaps:136
Totalgoals:64
Pcupdate:7 December 2017
Nationalyears1:2001 - 2005
Nationalteam1:Myanmar U23
Nationalcaps1:59
Nationalgoals1:10
Nationalyears2:1998 - 2008
Nationalteam2:Myanmar
Nationalcaps2:90[2]
Nationalgoals2:39[3]
Manageryears1:2015–2017
Managerclubs1:Shan United
Managerclubs2:Myanmar U19

U Soe Myat Min (Burmese: စိုးမြတ်မင်း, in Burmese pronounced as /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.

Soe Myat Min also played a key role for Myanmar at the Tiger Cup, 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.[4]

He 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 Asean Football Championships, 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.[5]

Soe Myat Min helped Myanmar win the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.[6] by scoring a hat-trick against Malaysia in the semi-finals[7] and both goals in the 2–1 win over Indonesia in the final.[6] 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 Myat Min is also the all time Second top scorer of Myanmar as of the Myanmar Football Federation.

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 April 2000 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul1–02–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 10 October 2003 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur1–31–32004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 24 October 2003 1–0 2–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 12 December 2004 1–0 1–0 Tiger Cup 2004
5 16 December 2004 1–0 3–1 Tiger Cup 2004
6 29 December 2004 1–1 3–4 Tiger Cup 2004
7 29 December 2004 3–4 3–4 Tiger Cup 2004
8 2 January 2005 1–0 2–4 Tiger Cup 2004
9 27 August 2006 2–1 2–1 2006 Merdeka Tournament
10 29 August 2006 2–0 2–1 2006 Merdeka Tournament
11 20 August 2007 1–0 1–0 2007 Merdeka Tournament
12 31 July 2008 3–0 3–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
13 2 August 2008 1–0 3–1 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
14 22 August 2008 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta3–1 7–1 Independence Cup 2008
15 18 November 2008 1–0 4–1 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
16 18 November 2008 2–0 4–1 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
17 18 November 2008 3–1 4–1 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
18 21 November 2008 1–0 2–1 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
19 21 November 2008 2–1 2–1 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup

Notes and References

  1. News: FIFA. https://web.archive.org/web/20071121005622/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=180427/index.html. dead. November 21, 2007. FIFA profile.
  2. Web site: Soe Myat Min's all caps for Myanmar. 10playmaker.
  3. Web site: Soe Myat Min's all goals for Myanmar. 10playmaker.
  4. Web site: Tiger Cup | Anything can happen. https://web.archive.org/web/20080119022757/http://www.tigercup.org/en/news/index.asp?aid=38128&cid=1164&sqid=1064&amth=1&ayr=2005. dead. 19 January 2008. 15 December 2021.
  5. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1717.pdf AFC Report
  6. Web site: Challenge Cup: Myanmar Beat Indonesia To Win Final. Goal.com. 15 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Challenge Cup: Myanmar Thrash Malaysia . Goal.com. 15 December 2021.