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Sasalak Haiprakhon
Personal information
Full name Sasalak Haiprakhon
Date of birth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Prakhon Chai, Buriram, Thailand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2014 Surasakmontree School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Bangkok United 13 (1)
2017 → Buriram United (loan) 9 (0)
2017– Buriram United 114 (4)
2021 → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2016 Thailand U21 2 (1)
2017 Thailand U23 12 (1)
2018–2023 Thailand 23 (0)
Medal record
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2017 Football
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Sasalak Haiprakhon (Thai: ศศลักษณ์ ไหประโคน, born 8 January 1996) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a wing back or winger for Buriram United and the Thailand national team.[2]

Career

On 23 June 2021, Sasalak joined Korean K League 1 side, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on loan till the end of the season.[3]

Targeted for Racism

Sasalak was subjected to racial abuse from three Ulsan Hyundai players on social media. This event led to significant controversy and criticism from fans in the SouthEast Asia region. On 12 June 2023, Park Yong-woo and Lee Kyu-seong called their teammate, Lee Myung-jae 'Sasalak' or 'ASEAN Quota' because of Lee dark skin.[4]

Ulsan Hyundai has officially apologized for the racist comments made by their players on Instagram towards Sasalak and promised to prevent a recurrence from happening again in the club. It will conduct training to eliminate all forms of discrimination against racism and thoroughly investigate the incident upon further disciplinary action. On 29 June 2023, The K League Disciplinary Committee announced a one-league match suspension and fined 15 million won.[5]

International career

In 2018 he was called up by Thailand national team for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.

International goals

Under-23

Sasalak Haiprakhon – goals for Thailand U23
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2017 Dubai, UAE  Malaysia 2–0 4–0 2017 Dubai Cup

Under-21

Sasalak Haiprakhon – goals for Thailand U21
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 December 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Vietnam 2–1 3–1 2016 International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

Honours

Club

Buriram United

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

International

Thailand
Thailand U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sasalak Haiprakhon" (in Thai). Buriram United F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ Sasalak Haiprakhon at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ 전북현대, 태국 국가대표 수비수 사살락 영입
  4. ^ Thai player opens up amid K League racism row
  5. ^ S. Korean football club Ulsan apologize for players' racist comments toward Thai player

External links

Buriram United F.C. – current squad
Thailand squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup
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