Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thiha Sithu | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Rangoon, Burma | ||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shan United FC | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2008 | Yangon Youth Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Ayeyawady United | 60 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Yadanarbon | 20 | (0) |
2015–present | Shan United | 32 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Myanmar | 35 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017 |
Thiha Sithu (Burmese: သီဟစည်သူ) is a goalkeeper for the Myanmar national football team and Shan United.
Sithu also joined 2009 to Delta United FC of the Myanmar National League and played for the team the AFC Challenge Cup 2010. Sithu is a captain of Ayeyawady United. He was invited to join by Yangon United FC with a very high salary last year (2010) but he rejected and decided to continue playing for Ayeyawady United FC. Sithu is a favourite player of Ayeyawady United FC Fans. He is always found to be very enthusiastic and hardworking whether he is playing in his Club or in his National Team. He transferred about $100,000 from Ayeyawady United to Yadanarbon FC. In the beginning of the 2016 MNL, Thiha Sithu moved to Shan United.
He plays for the Myanmar national football team. Sithu was long time starting goalkeeper for the Myanmar U-23 team.