Chanathip Songkrasin
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| Full name | Chanathip Songkrasin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | BEC Tero Sasana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | BEC Tero Sasana | 82 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2012 | Thailand U19 | 8 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Thailand U23 | 19 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Thailand | 17 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chanathip Songkrasin (Thai: ชนาธิป สรงกระสินธ์, pronounced [t͡ɕʰā.nāː.tʰíp sǒŋ.krā.sǐn]; born 5 October 1993) is a Thai football player, who plays for BEC Tero Sasana. He is dubbed "Messi Jay" by Thai supporters due to his small stature and skills.
Club career
BEC Tero Sasana
2012 season
Chanathip Songkrasin was promoted to the BEC Tero Sasana F.C.,first team squad by new coach Andrew Ord who had also been his youth team coach. On May 6 he scored a last-minute goal against Thai Port F.C. in Thai Premier League, which gave BEC Tero Sasana F.C. a 2-0 win. In early 2013 Chanathip had an offer from J.League side Gamba Osaka. At the end of the season he won the TPL Young Player of the Year.
2013 season
In mid October Shimizu S-Pulse of the J.League offered him a trial at the end of the 2013 season.In late October it was reported directly from BEC Tero Sasana's General manager Robert Procureur that Bundesliga club Hamburg will give Chanathip a trial at the end of the 2014 Bundesliga season if he succeed he will be the second Thai player to play in the Bundesliga after Witthaya Hloagune.
International career
Chanathip Songkrasin playing with Thailand national under-20 football team, he played latest in 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. He was first called up by Winfried Schäfer to compete in the 2012 King's Cup, and debuted in this tournament. He was the youngest player called by Winfried Schäfer in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, he came in as a substitute in most games but played well. In February 2013 he scores his first goal in the senior team against Kuwait in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification which ended up 1-3 lost against Kuwait. After that game he scored another goal in a friendly match against China. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Chanathip played for Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. Chanathip was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. During the tournament Chanathip scored the first goal in the 3-0 win over the Philippines[1] in the semi-finals and assisted second goal for Kroekrit Thaweekarn in a 2-0 victory over Malaysia in the first leg of the final.[2] He also scored the last goal in the second leg to cement Thailand's place on the trophy.[3] Afterwards he was named best player of the tournament and became the youngest AFF Suzuki Cup MVP at the age of 21.
International goals
- Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 6 February 2013 |  Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Kuwait | 1–3 | 1–3(L) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 15 June 2013 |  Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hefei, China | China PR | 4–1 | 5–1(W) | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 December 2014 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Philippines | 1–0 | 3–0(W) | AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 4. | 20 December 2014 |  Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–3 | 2–3(L) | AFF Suzuki Cup |
Honours
Club
- BEC Tero Sasana
Winner (1) : 2014
International
- Thailand
- ASEAN Football Championship
Winner (1) : 2014 ,Runners-up (1) : 2012
- Thailand U-23
- Sea Games
Gold Medal (1); 2013
Individual
References
- ↑ "Thailand 3 Philippines 0". AFF official website. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Thailand 2 Malaysia 0". AFF official website. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia 3 Thailand 2 (Thailand win 4-3 on aggregate)". AFF official website. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ Chanathip Songkrasin profile at Soccerway
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