Mika Chunuonsee
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mika Chunuonsee | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back / Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Bryntirion Athletic | 22 | (3) |
2008 | Neath Athletic | 5 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Afan Lido | 8 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Muangthong United | 6 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Suvarnabhumi Customs | 23 | (2) |
2011–2012 | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Bangkok | 29 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Suphanburi | 29 | (1) |
2014– | Bangkok United | 156 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Thailand | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2019 |
Mika Chunuonsee (Thai: มิก้า ชูนวลศรี; RTGS: Mika Chunuansi; born 26 March 1989) is a Thai professional footballer of Welsh descent who plays as a defender for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team.[2]
Club career[]
Born in Bridgend, Wales, Chunuonsee spent two years as a scholar with Cardiff City before joining Bryntirion Athletic and then Neath Athletic. He joined Neath in June 2008 but departed the club in September 2008 to join Afan Lido.[3] In January 2009 he scored his first goal for the club.[4] In July 2009, he moved to Muangthong United.[5]
International career[]
Chunuonsee represented his country of birth Wales at Under 17 level in the UEFA Under 17 Elite Tournament in Cyprus for matches against Spain, Cyprus and Moldova March 2006. Other players involved in that squad were Senior Welsh Internationals Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Chris Gunter, whilst Eagles team-mates Kyle Graves, Daniel Lancey and Scott Evans were also involved.[6]
In January 2015, Chunuonsee was called up by Kiatisuk Senamuang to play for Thailand in the 2015 King's Cup. He made the first appearance in the match against Honduras U-20 in King's Cup. However, it was not counted as the official senior cap for Thailand since the competitor was the youth team. A year later, On 3 June 2016, Chunuonsee made his official debut for Thailand national senior team in FIFA International A match after came off the bench at the 75th minute to replace Teerasil Dangda in 2016 King's Cup semi-finals against Syria. The game ended at 2–2 after ninety minutes. Chunuonsee contributed in the penalty shoot-out and helped Thailand to advance to the final. In 2018, he was called up by Thailand national team for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was named for the final squad in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Personal life[]
Chunuonsee was born in Bridgend, and moved to Ko Samui with his family when he was 1 year old. He later moved back to Wales when he was 10. His father is Thai from Surat Thani and his mother is Welsh.
In November 2019, Chunuonsee married , a Thai actress and model.[7] The couple has one daughter, Mila, who was born in February 2021.
Statistics[]
- As of 7 April 2021[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Muangthong United | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Customs United | 2010 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
BEC Tero Sasana | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
Bangkok | 2012 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
Suphanburi | 2013 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Bangkok United | 2014 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
2015 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2016 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2018 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 257 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 16 |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Muangthong United
- Thai League T1 (1): 2009
International[]
- Thailand
- King's Cup (1): 2016
References[]
- ^ http://www.bangkokunitedfc.com/teams/defenders/mika-chunuonsee-2/
- ^ "Playing squad, Welsh Premier League". Welshpremier. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
- ^ "Mika leaves for the Lido". Neathfc. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Match Report". Afanlidofc. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Mika jetting off to start a new life in Thailand". Walesonline. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Wales Under 17 football news". Dragonsoccer.co.uk. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
- ^ A Romantic, Tropical Wedding at Baba Beach Resort in Thailand
- ^ Mika Chunuonsee at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
External links[]
- Mika Chunuonsee on Twitter
- Mika Chunuonsee on Instagram
- Mika Chunuonsee profile at the Bangkok United website
- Mika Chunuonsee at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bridgend
- Thai people of Welsh descent
- Welsh footballers
- Thai footballers
- Association football defenders
- Afan Lido F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Police Tero F.C. players
- Suphanburi F.C. players
- Thai League 2 players
- Bangkok United F.C. players
- Customs United F.C. players
- Bangkok F.C. players
- Welsh expatriate footballers
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Wales youth international footballers
- Thailand international footballers
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Wales