Kyaw Ko Ko (Burmese: ကျော်ကိုကို; born 20 December 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national team.[1][2] He scored five goals in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and helped the Myanmar U23 team to secure a third-place finish and a bronze medal. He is the star striker of Myanmar National Team. He was ranked #7 in the "World's Best Top Scorers" list by the IFFHS in 2014.[3] Considered one of the best players in the ASEAN, he is known for his dribbling, finishing, skill, pace, and ability to play with both feet.He is Yangon United's all-time second-highest goalscorer with 58 Goals.
 Kyaw Ko Ko playing for Phrae United in 2021. | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kyaw Ko Ko | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amarapura, Myanmar | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Rakhine United | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Zeyar Shwe Myay | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Zeyar Shwe Myay | 43 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Yangon United | 139 | (58) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Chiangrai United (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Samut Prakan City (loan) | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Sukhothai | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Chiangmai United | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Phrae United | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Rayong | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Shan United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Phrae United | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Rakhine United | 8 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Myanmar U23 | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Myanmar | 53 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editZeyar Shwe Myay FC
editZeyar Shwe Myay signed Kyaw Ko Ko from Zeyar Youth team. Kyaw Ko Ko showed his talent in Zeyar Shwe Myay. And he became Myanmar National Team striker. In 2013, he moved to Yangon United with highest transfer fee.
Yangon United
editKyaw Ko Ko become main striker in Yangon United and Myanmar national football team. He won twice Myanmar National League champions and one General Aung San Shield champion.
Chiangrai United
editIn December 2017, Chiangrai United signed Kyaw Ko Ko for a 1-year loan. In a match against Pattaya United on 7 April 2018 Kyaw Ko Ko was tackled by Sarawut Kanlayanabandit and tore a ligament in his knee, ruling him out for several months and making him miss the 2018 AFF Championship.[4]
Samut Prakan City
editOn 26 December 2018, Kyaw Ko Ko moved from Yangon United to Samut Prakan City on 1-year loan deal.
Rakhine United
editAfter 5 years played in Thai League, Kyaw Ko Ko come back to Myanmar National League.
Favourite Footballer
edit“My favourite footballer is Ronaldinho. I think he is even better than Messi as Messi doesn’t have as much footballing skill as Ronaldinho.
“Ronaldinho’s tricks are great and his dribbling very neat. He seems to treat the ball so lightly and easily. I like his style of playing.”
As for Myanmar footballers, he says his favourites are Soe Myat Min and Aung Kyaw Moe, centre forward and central midfielder respectively, who both played for Finance and Revenue.
International
edit- As of match played 6 June 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 16 | 3 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 19 May 2014 | Galolhu National Stadium, Malé |  Maldives |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2. | 3–1 | |||||
| 3. | 6 September 2014 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Philippines |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2014 Philippine Peace Cup |
| 4. | 16 October 2014 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane |  Brunei |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFF Championship qualification |
| 5. | 18 October 2014 |  Cambodia |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 6. | 20 October 2014 |  Laos |
2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 7. | 26 November 2014 | National Stadium, Kallang |  Singapore |
2–3 | 2–4 | 2014 AFF Championship |
| 8. | 13 October 2015 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok | Laos |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 21 March 2017 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor |  Indonesia |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 13 June 2017 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa |  Macau |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 11. | 29 August 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Malaysia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 10 October 2017 |  Kyrgyzstan |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 13. | 14 November 2017 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao |  India |
2–1 | 2–2 | |
| 14. | 22 March 2018 | Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon | Kyrgyzstan |
1–4 | 1–5 | |
| 15. | 11 June 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang | Singapore |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 16. | 2–1 |
Honours
editMyanmar
Yangon United
Chiangrai United
Individual
- MFF Player of the Year: 2011
Personal life
editKyaw Ko Ko along with Burmese women's footballer Than Than Htwe are part of the ‘Protect the Goal’ for Burmese athletes to raise awareness in Burma on HIV/AIDS and prevention.[6]
References
edit- ^ "SEA Games 2011: Aung Kyaw gives ten-man Myanmar win over Laos". ASEAN Football Federation. 3 November 2011.
- ^ "SEA Games 2011: Myanmar confirm place in next round". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 November 2011.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2014". iffhs.de. IFFHS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Searching for the missing Golden Boy of Myanmar Kyaw Ko Ko". Fox Sports Asia. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Kyaw Ko Ko at Soccerway
- ^ Roebuck, Matt (30 March 2014). "Footballers assist HIV awareness campaign". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.