Wai Linn Aung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Katha Township, Myanmar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | ISPE (Mandalay) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | ISPE | 19 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dagon Star United [1] | 6 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Yangon United | 14 | (3) |
| 2025– | Negeri Sembilan | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Myanmar U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Myanmar | 19 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2024 | |||
Wai Linn Aung (Burmese: ဝေလင်းအောင်, born 30 July 1999) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yangon United.[2] He began his youth career at the Institute of Sports and Physical Education (ISPE) in Mandalay, progressing to their senior team in 2018. After helping ISPE earn promotion to the Myanmar National League, he joined Dagon Star United in 2022, where he became a regular starter.
In January 2024, Wai Linn Aung signed with Yangon United and quickly established himself as a key player in midfield. Known for his defensive work rate, ball distribution, and tactical awareness, he contributed several goals and assists in his debut season.
Internationally, he has represented Myanmar at both youth and senior levels, including appearances in the 2022 Southeast Asian Games and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Club Career
Dagon Star United
Wai Linn Aung joined Dagon Star United in 2022 after progressing through the youth ranks of ISPE. During his time at the club, he quickly established himself as a key figure in midfield, known for his strong ball-winning ability, tactical awareness, and composure in distribution. In the 2023 Myanmar National League season, he made around 18 appearances, scored 2 goals, and provided one assist, playing a central role in Dagon’s solid fifth-place finish. His performances drew widespread attention for their consistency and maturity, particularly in high-pressure matches. As a result, he was included in Myanmar’s preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, marking a significant step in his international career. His standout form ultimately earned him a transfer to Yangon United in January 2024, highlighting his steady rise as one of the country’s most promising midfielders.[3]
Yangon United
Wai Linn Aung officially joined Yangon United on 16 January 2024 after an impressive stint at Dagon Star United. Since then, he has cemented himself in the squad as a defensive/central midfielder, wearing the #14 jersey and known for his tackling, ball-winning, and effective distribution . During the 2024–25 Myanmar National League, he appeared in 14 matches, logged 991 minutes, and scored 3 goals, showcasing a steady presence in the midfield and offensive contribution. His consistent performances have been reflected in both playing time and growth in market valuation, earning him recognition as a reliable midfield asset for Yangon United. In July 2025, Yangon United terminated Wai Linn Aung's contract for player's transfer plan.[4]
Negeri Sembilan FC
Wai Linn Aung moved to Malaysia Super League Club for free transfer [5] [6] [7].
National Team Career
Wai Linn Aung made his senior debut for Myanmar in 2022 and has since earned 19 caps, scoring one goal. His involvement grew steadily—one substitute appearance in 2022, followed by seven in 2023 (including two off the bench), and a breakthrough in 2024 with six starts and one goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, spanning 283 minutes with an impressive 0.32 goals per 90. In the 2025 cycle, he was a consistent choice, ranking 7th overall in appearances, highlighting his increasing importance in Myanmar's midfield setup.[8][9]
Honours
Yangon United
References
- ^ "Wai Lin Aung (MNL 2023 Second Round)". yangon United fc. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အသင်းနှင့် ဒဂုံစတားယူနိုက်တက်အသင်းမှ ဝေလင်းအောင် ကို ရန်ကုန်ယူနိုက်တက်အသင်း ခေါ်ယူ". yangon United fc. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်အသင်းနှင့် နီပေါလက်ရွေးစင်အသင်း ဂိုးမရှိသရေကျ | News and Periodical Enterprise". www.moi.gov.mm. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "Wai Lin Aung - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "Liga Super: Bintang Myanmar sertai Negeri Sembilan FC". Malaysia Gazette.
- ^ "Lin Aung perkasa jentera tengah NSFC". bharian.
- ^ "Lin Aung import terakhir NSFC". My Metro.
- ^ "Myanmar men's football team latest players selected for SEA Games". gnlm.com.mm. 6 May 2022.
- ^ "၂၀၂၆ ကမ္ဘာ့ဖလား ခြေစစ်ပွဲစဉ်အဖြစ် ဆီးရီးယားနှင့်ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ရန် မြန်မာအသင်း၏ အပြီးသတ်ကစားသမားစာရင်းတွင် အဓိကစားသမားများ ပါဝင်လာခြင်းမရှိ". npnewsmm.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.