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Sompong Soleb

Personal information

Full name

Sompong Soleb

Date of birth

30 July 1986 (age 37)

Place of birth

Satun, Thailand

Height

1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)

Position(s)

Forward

Team information

Current team

Chamchuri United

Number

24

Youth career

2001–2003

Bangkok Christian College

2003

Everton

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2004–2006

Satun

59

(33)

2007

Thai Port

22

(4)

2008–2009

BBCU

43

(18)

2010–2011

Thai Port

37

(12)

2011

Buriram

11

(1)

2012–2019

Bangkok United

81

(17)

2015

→ Port (loan)

11

(0)

2016

→ Super Power (loan)

26

(3)

2017–2019

→ Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (loan)

40

(9)

2019

→ Chonburi (loan)

2

(0)

2020

Kasetsart

4

(2)

2020

Chamchuri United

18

(5)

2021

MOF Customs United

10

(3)

2021–2022

Sukhothai

16

(0)

2022–

Chamchuri United

17

(1)

International career^‡

2006–2009

Thailand U23

16

(9)

2010–2014

Thailand

18

(2)

Medal record

Thailand

Asean Football Championship
Runner-up	AFF Suzuki Cup 2012	2012
Winner	AFF Suzuki Cup 2014	2014

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:40, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Sompong Soleb (Thai: สมปอง สอเหลบ; born 30 July 1986), simply known as Pong (Thai: ปอง) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sukhothai. He debuted for the senior Thailand national football team in 2010.

He played in the 2010 Thai League Cup final and won a winner's medal after Thai Port defeated Buriram PEA F.C. 2–1.

Back in 2004, Sompong Soleb was one of three Thais selected from over 500 hopefuls to spend a year training with Everton F.C. The selection process was part of a reality TV show funded by Everton's main sponsor Chang Beer, with Everton's youth academy director Ray Hall helping judge the competition.

Club career

His career began with third division side Satun United F.C. In 2004, he participated in a football talent show. The main prize was a nine-month stay in the youth academy of the English club Everton F.C. Together with Rattapol Piyavutiskul and Teerathep Winothai he won this award.^[1] In April 2005, he took part in a three weeks trial at Chester City. The club was also willing to give him a contract.^[2] but it probably came from labor reasons for any contract with the club. Back in Thailand, he played until the end of 2006 for his hometown club before he moved to Thai League 1 side Port Authority in 2007. He scored only four goals in 22 matches of the 2008 season and left to Chula United F.C., for whom he plays ever since. In his first season, he scored nine goals for Chula.

After missing two easy chances in the game against Samut Songkhram FC he is known by Thai fans as "Thai Welbeck".

International career

He won the gold medal with Thailand at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.^[3] He also played in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. He also took part in the 2007 Summer Universiade, hosted in Thailand and won bronze.^[4] In October 2011, Sompong scored in a match against Oman in the third round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[5] He also played in two AFF Cups in 2012 and 2014.

International

As of 3 April 2016^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Thailand	2010	2	0
	2011	6	1
	2012	6	1
	2014	4	0
	Total	18	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2011	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	Oman	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.	17 November 2012	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	Bangladesh	1–0	5–0	International Friendly