Thanakrit Chotmuangpak

Thanakrit Chotmuangpak (Thai: ธนกฤต โชติเมืองปัก; born 1 September 2006) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an winger or attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Buriram United.

Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
Personal information
Full name Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
Date of birth (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006
Place of birth Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 44
Youth career
2015–2023 Buriram United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Buriram United 11 (1)
International career‡
2023 Thailand U16 1 (0)
2024– Thailand U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024

Club career

Thanakrit was a youth product of Buriram United. In June 2023, he was chosen by the club to come train with Leicester City alongside three other teammates during a period of three months, which eventually made him missed the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1] After return from England, he was promoted to the first team for the 2023–24 Thai League 1. He made his professional debut on 15 September 2023 in the team's 4–0 home victory against Trat.

He started his first league match in a home game against Uthai Thani on 23 December 2023, providing two assists to help his team win 4–0.[2][3] Thanakrit made one appearance in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, starting in the last group stage game against Ventforet Kofu in a 3–2 home defeat.[4] With an impressive performance by providing an assist in his team's 2–1 win against Lamphun Warriors, he was named as the best player of Matchweek 16 of the 2023–24 Thai League 1.[5]

International career

Thanakrit represented Thailand in the youth level, having played for Thailand U16 and Thailand U19.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 February 2024.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Buriram United 2023–24 Thai League 1 9010101[lower-alpha 1]000120
Career total 9010101000120
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References
  1. "Leicester City notebook: Relegation reprieve, Thai youngsters to fly in". Leicester Mercury. 23 June 2023.
  2. ""ศุภชัย" ซัด 2 ตุง "บุรีรัมย์" โชว์ฟอร์มดุ ถล่ม "อุทัยธานี" 4-0 - สรุปผลบอลไทยลีก" (in Thai). Thairath. 23 December 2023.
  3. ""ศุภชัย" ชื่นชม "ธนกฤต" ยกเป็นผลผลิตของ "บุรีรัมย์" ที่น่าจับตามอง" (in Thai). Ball Thai. 24 December 2023.
  4. "เปิดบ้านพ่าย โกฟุ 2-3 ตกรอบแบ่งกลุ่ม ACL" (in Thai). True Visions. 12 December 2023.
  5. "ธนกฤตลงสำรองแต่คว้าแข้งยอดเยี่ยมไทยลีกวีค16" (in Thai). Thsport. 12 February 2024.
  6. ""น้องเหนือ" ธนกฤต โชติเมืองปัก อีกหนึ่งเพรชเม็ดงามของ BURIRAM UNITED" (in Thai). Thai League. 11 January 2024.
  7. Thanakrit Chotmuangpak at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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