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. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
Zeyar Shwe Myay FC
Zeyar 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
Kyaw 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
In 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
On 26 December 2018, Kyaw Ko Ko moved from Yangon United to Samut Prakan City on 1-year loan deal.
Rakhine United
After 5 years played in Thai League, Kyaw Ko Ko come back to Myanmar National League.
Favourite Footballer
“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
- As of match played 6 June 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
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| 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
- Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.[5]
Honours
Myanmar
Yangon United
Chiangrai United
Individual
- MFF Player of the Year: 2011
Personal life
Kyaw 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]