{{Short description|Burmese footballer}} {{family name hatnote|lang=Burmese|Soe Myat Min}} {{Infobox football biography | name = U<br>Soe Myat Min | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|05|19}}<ref name="fifa">{{cite news|title=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=180427/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121005622/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=180427/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 21, 2007|work=FIFA profile}}</ref> | birth_place = Yangon, Myanmar | height = {{height|meters=1.70}} | position = Striker | currentclub = Myanmar U19 (manager) | years1 = 1998–2002 | clubs1 = Finance and Revenue | 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{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} | nationalcaps2 = 90 | nationalgoals2 = 39 | manageryears1 = 2014–2018 | managerclubs1 = Shan United | manageryears2 = 2019 | managerclubs2 = Myanmar U19 | ntupdate = | managerclubs3 = Myanmar U19 | manageryears3 = 2022 }}
U '''Soe Myat Min''' ({{langx|my|ဦးစိုးမြတ်မင်း}}, {{IPA|my|só mjaʔ mɪ́ɰ̃|pron}}; 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.
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tigercup.org/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119022757/http://www.tigercup.org/en/news/index.asp?aid=38128&cid=1164&sqid=1064&amth=1&ayr=2005|url-status=dead|title=Tiger Cup | Anything can happen|archive-date=19 January 2008|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1717.pdf AFC Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205095623/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1717.pdf |date=2009-02-05 }}</ref>
Soe Myat Min helped Myanmar win the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.<ref name="goal.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2008/11/22/975978/challenge-cup-myanmar-beat-indonesia-to-win-final|title=Challenge Cup: Myanmar Beat Indonesia To Win Final|website=Goal.com|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> by scoring a hat-trick against Malaysia in the semi-finals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1276/south-east-asia/2008/11/20/973187/challenge-cup-myanmar-thrash-malaysia|title=Challenge Cup: Myanmar Thrash Malaysia |website=Goal.com|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> and both goals in the 2–1 win over Indonesia in the final.<ref name="goal.com"/> 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.
== International goals == <!---DO NOT DELETE REPEAT ENTRIES!!! REPEAT ENTRIES REPRESENT SCORING MULTIPLE GOALS IN A GAME!!!---> {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 5 April 2000 || Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul || {{fb|Mongolia}}||'''1'''–0||2–0|| 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 2 || 10 October 2003 || Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur || {{fb|Bahrain}}||'''1'''–3||1–3|| 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 3 || 24 October 2003 || Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa || {{fb|Malaysia}}|| '''1'''–0 || 2–1 || 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 4 || 12 December 2004 || Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur || {{fb|Malaysia}}|| '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || 2004 AFF Championship |- | 5 || 16 December 2004 || Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur || {{fb|East Timor}}|| '''1'''–0 || 3–1 || 2004 AFF Championship |- | 6 || rowspan="2" | 29 December 2004 || rowspan="2" | KLFA Stadium, Cheras || {{fb|Singapore}}|| '''1'''–1 || 3–4 || 2004 AFF Championship |- | 7 || {{fb|Singapore}}|| '''3'''–4 || 3–4 || 2004 AFF Championship |- | 8 || 2 January 2005 || National Stadium, Singapore || {{fb|Singapore}}|| '''1'''–0 || 2–4 || 2004 AFF Championship |- | 9 || 27 August 2006 || Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam || {{fb|Malaysia}}|| '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || 2006 Merdeka Tournament |- | 10 || 29 August 2006 || Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam || {{fb|Indonesia}}|| '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || 2006 Merdeka Tournament |- | 11 || 20 August 2007 || MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya || {{fb|Lesotho}}|| '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || 2007 Merdeka Tournament |- | 12 || 31 July 2008 || Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad || {{fb|Nepal}}|| '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |- | 13 || 2 August 2008 || Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad || {{fb|Sri Lanka}}|| '''1'''–0 || 3–1 || 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |- | 14 || 22 August 2008 || Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta|| {{fb|Cambodia}}|| '''3'''–1 || 7–1 || Independence Cup 2008 |- | 15 || rowspan="3" | 18 November 2008 || rowspan="3" | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon || rowspan="3" | {{fb|Malaysia}}|| '''1'''–0 || rowspan="3" | 4–1 || rowspan="3" | 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup |- | 16 || '''2'''–0 |- | 17 || '''3'''–1 |- | 18 || rowspan="2" | 21 November 2008 || rowspan="2" | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon || rowspan="2" | {{fb|Indonesia}}|| '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 2–1 || rowspan="2" | 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup |- | 19 || '''2'''–1 |}
== Honours ==
=== As player ===
==== Myanmar ====
* Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup: 2008
=== As manager ===
==== Shan United ====
* General Aung San Shield: 2017
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Burmese men's footballers Category:Myanmar men's international footballers Category:Footballers from Yangon Category:Shan United F.C. players Category:Myanmar National League players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Myanmar Category:SEA Games medalists in football Category:Footballers at the 2001 SEA Games