Pipat Thonkanya
Pipat Thonkanya (Thai: พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา; RTGS: Phiphat Tonkanya) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya , in Udon Thani), is a Thai former football player.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pipat Thonkanya | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Udon Thani, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Udon Pittayanukoon School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Rajpracha | 57 | (28) |
| 2002–2004 | Bình Định | 26 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Đồng Tháp | 17 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | BEC Tero Sasana | 22 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | PEA | 28 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Thai Port | 29 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Persisam Putra | 30 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Buriram PEA | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Osotspa Saraburi | 28 | (12) |
| 2012 | Suphanburi | 30 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | PTT Rayong | 17 | (9) |
| 2014 | → Chiangmai (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2015 | Phuket | 17 | (5) |
| 2016 | Udon Thani | 11 | (3) |
| 2017 | Amnat United | 9 | (0) |
| 2020– | Pattaya Discovery United | 13 | (6) |
| Total | 353 | (140) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2012 | Thailand | 30 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019– | Pattaya Discovery United (player-manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010 | |||
He was a forward who last played for Phuket in the Thai Division 1 League.
In 2009, he played for Persisam Samarinda in the Indonesian Super League. At the half way stage in the 2009 Thai Premier League season, he was joint second in the top goalscorers list with 7 goals. Pipat also had spells at AFC Champions League 2003 runners up BEC Tero Sasana F.C. and a spell in Vietnam. He was also instrumental in Buriram PEA F.C. winning the 2008 Thai Premier League.
He scored 14 goals for the national team, including 2 goals in the 2007 Asian Cup, and was recently recalled to the national team squad, thanks to his good performances for Thai Port F.C..
International career
Pipat was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad. He scored two goals in the 2007 Asian Cup for the national team in a successful campaign where they were eliminated only on goal difference from a tough group containing Australia and eventual winners Iraq. Thonkanya's goals came in the form of a brace against Oman in a 2–0 win (scoring in the 70th and 78th minutes).
International goals
External links
- Pipat Thonkanya at National-Football-Teams.com
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