Kawin Thamsatchanan

Kawin Thamsatchanan (Thai: กวินทร์ ธรรมสัจจานันท์, pronounced [kā.wīn tʰām.sàt.t͡ɕāː.nān]; born 26 January 1990), simply known as Tong (Thai: ตอง, pronounced [tɔ̄ːŋ]) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven and the Thailand national team.

Kawin Thamsatchanan
Personal information
Full name Kawin Thamsatchanan
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990
Place of birth Bangkok, Thailand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2007 Assumption College Thonburi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Rajpracha 16 (0)
2008–2018 Muangthong United 246 (0)
2018– OH Leuven 19 (0)
2020 → Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Thailand U16 5 (0)
2008–2009 Thailand U19 11 (0)
2009–2014 Thailand U23 17 (0)
2010– Thailand 67 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:27, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2019

Club career

Rajpracha

Kawin Thamsatchanan was born on 26 January 1990 in Bangkok, Thailand. He began his youth career in 2006 with Raj Pracha, making his senior debut with the team in 2007.

Muangthong United

In 2008, defending Thai division 2 champions Muangthong United signed Kawin at the age of 18. In his first season with Muangthong United, he secured his first-team status and helped the club win the division 1 title that season. After Muangthong's promotion to the Thai Premier League for the 2009–2010 season, Kawin led the team to win the top division title two years in a row, 2009 and 2010.

In October 2010, Bryan Robson, a Manchester United legend and Thailand's national team head coach at the time, spoke to United's goalkeeping coach, Eric Steele, suggesting he take a look at Kawin.[1] However, Kawin broke his wrist, causing him to be out of action for months, ending his hopes of going on trial at Manchester United.

At the start of the 2013 season, while competing in the 2013 Lunar New Year Cup, Kawin collided against Chris Dickson. He suffered a broken shin, which kept him out for 7 months. After returning to the pitch in the second leg of the Thai Premier League, he dislocated his shoulder and tore ligaments in a match against TOT S.C., ending his season.[2]

Kawin was named man-of-the-match against Johor Darul Ta'zim in the 2016 AFC Champions League knock-out stage semifinal round. He saved all three of Johor's spot kicks in the penalty shootout.[3]

OH Leuven

In 2018, Kawin completed his move to Europe by joining OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division B on a five-year contract.[4] The deal was formally announced on January 10, 2018.[5] Kawin, who wore the number 16 jersey, quickly became Leuven's first choice goalkeeper, a position previously held by Nick Gillekens. After an outstanding performance in a 1-1 draw against Beerschot Wilrijk, Kawin was named in the Proximus League's Matchday 27 team of the week along with teammate Jarno Libert.[6] In October 2018, Kawin suffered a foot injury which has kept him on the sidelines for months, allowing Laurent Henkinet to take up the position as first choice goalkeeper. While Gillekens' contract was not prolonged after the 2018-19 season, OH Leuven signed international goalkeeper Darren Keet, who has since become the second choice goalkeeper behind Henkinet, bumping Thamsatchanan into third.

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

On 4 February 2020, it was announced that Kawin had joined club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on a season-long loan deal.[7]

International career

Kawin had debut his first senior caps in 2010 King's Cup against Singapore at Nakhon Ratchasima province. Recently, under the management of Winfried Schafer, Kawin has been dropped to a substitution of Sintaweechai Hathairattanakool. He was the starting goalkeeper of the tournament in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.

He represented Thailand U23 in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Kawin was the flag bearer for Thailand in the 2014 Asian Games, and was the captain of Thailand U23 in the tournament. Kawin is one of the overaged players playing in the 2014 Asian Games.

Kawin was part of Thailand's squad that won the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.

In December 2018, it was announced that Kawin would be part of the Thailand that would compete in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. However, due to an injury, he sustained in October while playing for OH Leuven, Kawin was forced to withdraw just 2 weeks prior to the tournament. He comes back in the drawn match vs Vietnam.

Personal life

He attended Assumption College Thonburi for high school and graduated from Assumption University with a bachelor in Business Administration. In September 2013, V. Vachiramethi, a famous Thai monk, advised him to add two Thai alphabets to his name, therefore Kawin decided to change his name from กวิน to กวินทร์. His new name means a great and powerful man. Despite the change of his name, the pronunciation of the word remains unchanged.

Kawin is good friends with Panupong Wongsa and his idols are Oliver Kahn[8] and former Thailand goalkeeper Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool. Kawin is a Buddhist.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 November 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rajpracha 2006 Thai League 4 160000000160
Muangthong United 2013 Thai Premier League 200000--20
2014 350000000350
2015 2905010--350
2016 290102020340
2017 260205060390
OH Leuven 2017–18 First Division B 8000—0080
Career total 14608080801700

International
As of 5 June 2019[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Thailand 200920
201070
201130
2012120
201310
201490
201560
2016160
201750
201830
201920
Total650

Royal decoration

References
  1. "Legendary Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson backs 'mature' Rio Ferdinand to excel as skipper". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "Muangthong hit by Kawin injury blow". Fox Sports (United States). 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. Vijhay Vick (2 February 2016). "Kawin the star as Muangthong sneak past JDT in Champions League shootout". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. "Kawin the star as Muangthong sneak past JDT in Champions League shootoutกระหึ่มเบลเยี่ยม! "กวินทร์" ติดทีมยอดเยี่ยมตั้งแต่เกมแรก". siamsport. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. "สู่ยุโรป!คิงเพาเวอร์ยื่นคว้า"กวินทร์"ลุยลีกเบลเยี่ยม". www.goal.com (in Thai). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. League, Proximus (20 February 2018). "Our #TeamOfTheWeek in #Belgian #1B with the first selection for @ohl_official goalkeeper #Thamsatchanan @MuangthongUtd @SoccerThailandpic.twitter.com/gOx1KjVOy2". @proximus_league. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. http://fps-management-consulting.com/en/thai-national-player-kawin-moved-from-oh-leuven-belgium-to-consadole-sapporo-japan-in-the-j-league/
  8. "20 things you never knew about Kawin Thamsatchanan". Muangthong United's official website. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  9. "มีคนบอกว่า กวิน ธรรมสัจจานันท์ โกลด์ทีมชาติไทยเป็นมุสลิม แต่พอเห็นคลิปนี้ อ้าว ไม่ใช่นี่หน่า !!! หรือเค้าเปลี่ยนศาสนา ??". pantip.com (in Thai). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. Instagram post
  11. "K. Thamsatchanan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  12. "Kawin Thamsatchanan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  13. ′ชนาธิป-ชัปปุยส์-กวินทร์′, ′อรอุมา-อัจฉราพร′, ′อะแมนด้า′ รับเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ Archived 25 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Theerathon Bunmathan		 Thailand national football team captain
2017-2019		 Succeeded by
Siwarak Tedsungnoen
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