| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thanawat Suengchitthawon[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suphan Buri, Thailand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Muangthong United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | AS Neunkirch | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Nancy | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Nancy II | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Muangthong United | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U16 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Thailand U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Thailand | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ 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 an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United 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. He played for their U23 sides and also managed to appear on the roster for the senior team.
Thanawat was born in Suphan Buri but moved to France with his mother when he was young and subsequently obtained French citizenship in addition to his Thai one.[2]
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]
Suengchitthawon has represented France at under-16 and under-17 levels, thus eligible to represent 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 a friendly match. He was also called up by Thailand for the 2020 AFF Championship.
| 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 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Muangthong United | 2023–24 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |