Datsakorn Thonglao

Datsakorn Thonglao
Personal information
Full name	Datsakorn Thonglao
Date of birth	30 December 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth	Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Uthai Thani
Number	7
Youth career
1995–1997	Wat Saket School
1998	Patumkongka School
1999	Rajdamnern Commercial College
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999	Rajpracha
2000–2006	BEC Tero Sasana
2001–2002	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan)
2007–2009	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2010–2018	Muangthong United
2017	→ BEC Tero Sasana (loan)
2018	→ Udon Thani (loan)
2019	Simork
2019	Chonburi
2020–2021	Ayutthaya United
2021–	Uthai Thani
National team
2001	Thailand U19
2001–2005	Thailand U23
2010	Thailand U23 (wildcard)
2001–2017	Thailand
Honours
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Datsakorn Thonglao (Thai: ดัสกร ทองเหลา, RTGS: Datsakon Thonglao, pronounced [dàt.sā.kɔ̄ːn tʰɔ̄ːŋ.lǎw], born December 30, 1983), simply known as Go (Thai: โก้, RTGS: Ko, pronounced [kôː]) is a Thai footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and was a regular member of Thailand national football team. He was known for his deadly free kicks and set-pieces.

Club career[]

Datsakorn spent his youth career with Rajpracha between 1998–1999 and made his first senior appearance during 1999–2000 season with the club.

BEC Tero Sasana[]

The young midfielder joined a Thai Premier League club, BEC Tero Sasana in a 2001-2002 season and eventually won the league title with the club at the end of the season. It was his first senior silverware.

After a successful season with BEC Tero Sasana, Datsakorn was given a chance to play for a Bundesliga club, 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season loan deal. On 2002, May 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern expressed their interest in permanently signing Datsakorn, which also was the skipper of Thailand U-20 at the moment. However, it was reported that Datsakorn refused to extend his contract with the German side as he was homesick.

Datsakorn returned to BEC Tero Sasana in the next season 2002-2003 and led the team to AFC Champions League final but lost to UAE's Al Ain 1-2 on aggregate. The same season he also awarded only runners-up in another 3 competitions ASEAN Club Championship, Kor Royal Cup and Thai Premier League.

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai[]

In 2007, the Thai playmaker joined a Vietnamese club, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. He later became one of the Vietnamese supporters' favorites after two years with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, although he could not help the club win any silverware.

Muangthong United[]

In 2010, Thai Premier League champion, Muangthong United signed Datsakorn back to Thailand for a reported fee of $200,000 (6.6 million baht as of 2010 exchange rate).^[1] It was speculated that, due to the deal, he became the Thailand's highest paid footballer at the moment. He settled into the 2009 Thai Premier League champions quickly and became a key member of the team. Datsakorn was also appointed as captain later. He helped the team secure the Thai League 1 title in 2010, 2012 and 2016.

International career[]

Datsakorn made his debut in Thailand national team in 2001 while he was spending his loan spell at Kaiserslautern. He was first called up for U-19 and U-23 squad for a short period but became a regular member of senior squad soon afterward. Datsakorn has been featuring in Thailand national team from 2001 to 2014, made to total appearances of 98 and scored 11 goals.

He was criticized in his early years with the national team for his violent behavior, which led him to several sending-offs.

Datsakorn taking a corner kick against Oman in 2011

In 2007, Thonglao played again in FIFA World Cup qualification. He scored 2 goals for Thailand in the match against Macau national football team in qualification first round and 1 goal in the match again Bahrain national football team 1-1 in qualification third round.

Thonglao was also a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.

In 2011, Thonglao played in FIFA World Cup qualification. He goals for Thailand 2 goals in the 2-2 draw against Palestine national football team in the second round.

In 2012, he was called to almost every tournament in the national team. He was a key player in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup he suffered a groin injury, but had managed play until the end of the tournament.

In October 2017 he was called to play against the Kenya national football team, After the match Datsakorn was celebrate for his 100 international appearances with Thailand national football team.^[2]

International goals[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 10, 2003	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hong Kong	1-2	Lost	2004 Asian Cup Qualification
2.	November 17, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Hong Kong	4-0	Won	2004 Asian Cup Qualification
3.	February 16, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	2-2	Draw	2003 King's Cup
5.	January 24, 2007	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	2-0	Won	2007 ASEAN Football Championship
6.	October 8, 2007	Bangkok, Thailand	Macau	6-1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
7.	October 15, 2007	Macau, Macau	Macau	7-1	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
8.	June 7, 2008	Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1-1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
9.	July 28, 2011	West Bank, Palestine	Palestine	1-1	Draw	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
10.	July 28, 2011	West Bank, Palestine	Palestine	2-2	Draw	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
11.	February 24, 2012	Chiangmai, Thailand	Maldives	3-0	Won	Friendly
—	January 26, 2013	Chiangmai, Thailand	North Korea	2-2	Draw	2013 King's Cup (Unofficial match)
Correct as of 13 January 2017^[3]