Pichitphong Choeichiu

Phichitphong Choeichiu
Personal information
Full name	Phichitphong Choeichiu
Date of birth	28 August 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Yasothon, Thailand
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001	Krung Thai Bank
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2008	Krung Thai Bank
2009–2013	Muangthong United
2014–2016	Chiangrai United
2017	BEC Tero Sasana
2018–2019	Chiangmai
2020–2021	Phrae United
Total
National team‡
1998–1999	Thailand U16
2001–2005	Thailand U23
2002–2013	Thailand
Teams managed
2021–	Phrae United (caretaker)
Honours
Thailand
Sea Games
Asean Football Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Pichitphong Choeichiu (Thai: พิชิตพงษ์ เฉยฉิว, born August 28, 1982) is a Thai retired^[1]^[2] professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career[]

He previously spent his youth career with Suphanburi Sports College between 1997 and 1999 before moving to Krung Thai Bank /Bangkok Glass in 1999. The midfielder was promoted to the first team in 2002, and the club won two consecutive titles, in 2002–2003 and 2003–2004.^[3] Krung Thai Bank /Bangkok Glass also took part in the AFC Champions League three times between 2003 and 2008 but never progressed further than the group stage. After the championships in 2003 and 2004 the club finished empty-handed for the next four seasons, through 2008, which was Pichitphong's last season with Krung Thai Bank. He made 116 appearances and scored 39 goals for the club. In 2008, Phichitphong moved to former Thai Division 1 League champions Muangthong United. He won the Thai Premier League title twice with the Twin Qilins, in 2009 and 2010, and also won more silverware.^[4]^[5]

In December 2021, Pichitphong announcing his retirement from football at the age of 39, being played in the last game in the match with Chiangmai on the night of 8 December 2021.^[6]

International goals[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 22, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Qatar	3–1	Won	2003 King's Cup
2.	July 10, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago	3–2	Won	Friendly international
3.	November 17, 2012	Bangkok, Thailand	Bangladesh	5–0	Won	Friendly international