Yotsakorn Burapha
Yotsakorn Burapha (Thai: ยศกร บูรพา, born 8 June 2005) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yotsakorn Burapha | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Chanthaburi, Thailand[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chonburi | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Navy | ||
| 2019–2022 | Chonburi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Chonburi | 22 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Samut Prakan City (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Thailand U23 | 14 | (7) |
| 2023– | Thailand | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 | |||
Club career
Yotsakon learned to play football in the Chonburi youth team. For the 2022/23 season, the youth player moved to second division side Samut Prakan City on loan. Yotsakon made his second division debut on 14 August 2022 (1st matchday) in the home game against Nakhon Pathom United Here he came on as a substitute for Phanthamit Praphanth in the 76th minute. Nakhon Pathom won the game 1–0. He played 31 league games for Samut Prakan and scored seven goals. After the loan, he returned to Chonburi in the summer of 2023. Here he also signed his first professional contract.
International career
Yotsakon made his Thailand national team debut on 12 October 2023 in a friendly match against Georgia. In the 8–0 defeat he was substituted for Purachet Thodsanit after half-time.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 April 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Samut Prakan City | 2022–23 | Thai League 2 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Chonburi | 2023–24 | Thai League 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Career total | 53 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
Under-23
| goals for Thailand U23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 6 May 2023 | Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Malaysia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Southeast Asian Game | |
| 2. | 8 May 2023 | Laos | 0–1 | 1–4 | |||
| 3. | 0–3 | ||||||
| 4. | 16 May 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Indonesia | 2–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 5. | 17 August 2023 | PTT Stadium, Rayong, Thailand | Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | |
| 6. | 6 September 2023 | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand | Philippines | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | |
| 7. | 12 September 2023 | Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
References
- ""ยศกร บูรพา" ฮีโร่ของคน โรงต้มน้ำร้อน" (in Thai). 90min. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- จอร์เจีย vs. ไทย 8 - 0/