Thanawat Suengchitthawon

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Thanawat Suengchitthawon
Personal information
Full name Thanawat Suengchitthawon[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Suphan Buri, Thailand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 48
Youth career
2006–2013 AS Neunkirch
2013–2017 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Nancy II 16 (1)
2020– Leicester City 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 France U16 4 (1)
2016–2017 France U17 5 (0)
2021– Thailand U23 3 (1)
2021– Thailand 9 (0)
Honours
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 2020
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanawat Suengchitthawon (Thai: ธนวัฒน์ ซึ้งจิตถาวร; born 8 January 2000) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and the Thailand national team.

Having played for Nancy's youth system and the France national youth team, Suengchitthawon made his international debut with Thailand in 2021 and transferred to Leicester City in 2020.

Personal life[]

Thanawat was born in Suphan Buri but moved to France with his mother and subsequently obtained French citizenship in addition to his Thai one.[2]

Club career[]

Suengchitthawon spent seven years with local team Neunkirch before signing for Nancy, at the age of 13.

On 19 September 2020, Suengchitthawon joined Leicester City on a free transfer, playing for the side's Development Squad.[3] He made his first appearance in the Premier League 2 match against Blackburn Rovers on 29 September 2020. He was named on the bench for the senior squad against Manchester City on 3 April 2021.[4]

International career[]

Suengchitthawon has represented France at U16 and U17 levels, thus eligible to represent for France, in addition to his Thai origin.

On 12 April 2021, Suengchitthawon was named in manager Akira Nishino’s 47-man squad for Thailand’s 2022 World Cup qualification against Indonesia, UAE and Malaysia, as well as the friendly matches against Tajikistan.[5] He made his debut on 29 May against Tajikistan in the friendly match. He was also called up by Thailand for the 2020 AFF Championship.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 November 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City U21 2020–21 — — — 4[a] 2 4 2
Leicester City U23 2020–21 Premier League 2 13 4 — — 0 0 13 4
Leicester City U21 2021–22 — — — 3 0 3 0
Leicester City U23 2021–22 Premier League 2 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Career total 17 4 0 0 0 0 7 2 24 6
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played 1 January 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Thailand 2021 8 0
2022 1 0
Total 9 0

International goals[]

Under-23[]

Thanawat Suengchitthawon – goals for Thailand U23
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 October 2021 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia  Laos 0–1 0–3 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Honour[]

International[]

Thailand

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Thanawat becomes first Thai to be named in line-up for English Premier League game". The Nation. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Young French-Thai Midfielder Joins Leicester City's Development Squad". Leicester City F.C. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Leicester 0-2 Man City: Benjamin Mendy and Gabriel Jesus give Premier League leaders victory". Sky Sports. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL : หน้าเก่าคัมแบ็คเพียบ! "ธณวัฒน์" ติดโผ47แข้งช้างศึกลุ้นลุยคัดบอลโลก". Goal Thailand. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "T. Suengchitthawon". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Suengchitthawon, Thanawat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ Thailand win Suzuki Cup for record sixth time

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