Hein Htet Aung

Hein Htet Aung
Personal information
Full name	Hein Htet Aung
Date of birth	5 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bago, Myanmar
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Negeri Sembilan; (on loan from Selangor)
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2017	Myanmar Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Hanthawaddy United.
2021	Selangor II
2021–	Selangor
2023–	→ Negeri Sembilan (loan)
International career‡
2019	Myanmar U18
2017–2019	Myanmar U19
2017–2020	Myanmar U20
2017–	Myanmar U23
2021–	Myanmar
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Myanmar
Tri-Nation Series
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Hein Htet Aung (Burmese: ဟိန်းထက်အောင်; born 5 October 2001) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Negeri Sembilan, on loan from Selangor in Malaysia Super League. Hein is a graduate of Myanmar Football Academy. He was named player of the month for the 2020 Myanmar National League in September.

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club team and year
Club team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hanthawaddy United	2018	18	1
	2019	22	2
	2020	18	6
Selangor II	2021	7	2
Selangor	2021	19	2
	2022	29	2
	2023	14	0
Negeri Sembilan (loan)	2023	7	2
Total		134	17

Career

Myanmar Football Academy

Hein Htet Aung joined Myanmar Football Academy in 2011 at the age of 10. Tipped as a gem in the squad, Hein Htet Aung represented the national team throughout his spell at the academy annually. Starting from Under 12, he went all the way up to Under 22 where he is currently playing. Hein Htet Aung began his career as a forward but after some years, he switched to the wings where he can operate as both left and right winger. In 2018, he transferred to his hometown club Hanthawaddy United FC to begin his professional career.

Hanthawaddy United

Hein Htet Aung began his professional career at Hanthawaddy United in 2018 after graduating from Myanmar Football Academy Mandalay. Deemed to be the next rising star of the country, Hein Htet Aung settled in Hanthawaddy United not long after he arrived at the club. In his first season, he helped his team finish fourth in 2018 Myanmar National League as well as claiming a second place in 2018 General Aung San Shield. 2019 was a tough year for Hein Htet Aung as Hanthawaddy United finished fifth in 2019 Myanmar National League. However, after major changes were made within the club, including a managerial change, Hein Htet Aung once again showed his full potential in the following year. 2020 was a successful year for Hein Htet Aung as he helped Hanthawaddy United finish second in 2020 Myanmar National League, which was the biggest achievement in club's history. Despite being only 18 years old at the time, Hein Htet Aung scored 6 goals and laid on 9 assists which made him a join top assister with his national teammate Lwin Moe Aung. Not only that he won Player Of The Month award in September, he was named the best young player of 2020 Myanmar National League at the end of the season. After a successful 3 years spell at Hanthawaddy United, scoring a total of 9 goals over 62 appearances, Hein Htet Aung has decided to part ways with the team in order to achieve his dream of playing abroad. He is expected to join a Selangor-based team in Malaysia for 2021–22 season.

Selangor

In early 2021, Htet joins Selangor for the rest of the season. On 13 August, his agent confirmed he has sign a new contract before his amazing performance against Kedah Darul Aman that he managed got two assist in 4–2 win.

Negeri Sembilan (loan)

On 1 August 2023, Htet signed to Negeri Sembilan on loan until the end of the 2023 season.^[3]^[4]

Controversies

On March 6, 2021, after a match between Selangor II and PDRM FC, Hein displayed a three-finger salute showing solidarity for the ongoing Myanmar protests. As a result, on March 26, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) released a statement saying that Hein violated Article 59 of the FAM Disciplinary Code (2015 edition), and that he was given a one-match ban, not being allowed to participate in a match against Perak II on April 2.^[5]^[6]

International

As of match played 16 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Assists
Myanmar	2021	6	1
	2022	10	0
	2023	8	1
Total		24	2

Honours

Hanthawaddy United

Silver medal: 2018 General Aung San Shield
Silver medal: 2020 Myanmar National League
Gold medal: 2020 Myanmar National League

Best Young Player of the Year

Selangor

Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022

Myanmar U-22

Bronze medal: 2019 BTV Cup

Myanmar

Tri-Nation Series (India) runner-up:2023

Individual

Selangor

Fan's Player Of The Year : 2022

References

^ "player profile". MFL Official Website. 22 February 2023.
^ "profile of Hein Htet Aung". globalsportsarchive.
^ Jalil, Mohd Amin (1 August 2023). "Htet Aung perkuat skuad NSFC". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ Jalil, Mohd Amin (1 August 2023). "Htet Aung perkasa NSFC". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Myanmar player in Malaysia punished over anti-coup salute". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "Myanmar footballer in Malaysia suspended over three-finger salute". Thai Enquirer. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

External links

[1] "player profile". MFL Official Website. 22 February 2023.

[2] "profile of Hein Htet Aung". globalsportsarchive.

[3] Jalil, Mohd Amin (1 August 2023). "Htet Aung perkuat skuad NSFC". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[4] Jalil, Mohd Amin (1 August 2023). "Htet Aung perkasa NSFC". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[5] "Myanmar player in Malaysia punished over anti-coup salute". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[6] "Myanmar footballer in Malaysia suspended over three-finger salute". Thai Enquirer. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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