Thitiphan Puangjan

Thitiphan Puangjan, (Thai: ฐิติพันธ์ พ่วงจันทร์,[lower-alpha 1] born 1 September 1993), nicknamed New, is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Thailand national team.

Thitiphan Puangjan

Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1993
Place of birth	Suphan Buri, Thailand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	BG Pathum United
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2011	Satriwitthaya 2 School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Muangthong United	87	(10)
2011	→ Suphanburi (loan)	15	(3)
2016–2018	Chiangrai United	42	(6)
2018–	BG Pathum United	34	(7)
2019	→ Oita Trinita (loan)	20	(0)
National team
2011–2012	Thailand U19	10	(4)
2012–2016	Thailand U23	18	(7)
2013–	Thailand	33	(6)
Honours Thailand under-19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winner AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2011 Football Thailand under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2013 Football Sea Games 2015 Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2019

Style of play

Early in his career with Muangthong United, Thitiphan usually played right-back. Now Thitiphan usually plays in central midfielder. A hardworking box-to-box player. He is known for his pace, work-rate and stamina, create attacking chances from midfield. He also possess good technical, as well as notable defensive attributes.

Personal life

Thitiphan is the son of Pairote Puangchan, who is a former national team player. His name can be either translated as Puangchan or Puangjan, due to lack of standardized translation of Thai language.

Club career

BG Pathum

In 2018, he transferred to BG Pathum United F.C.[2]

Oita Trinita

He joined Oita Trinita on loan in 2019 after Bangkok glass is relegated.[3]

International career

Thitiphan won the AFF U-19 Youth Championship with Thailand U19, and played in 2012 AFC U-19 Championship. In March 2013, he scored his first goal in the senior team against Lebanon scored two goals in the 2015 Asian Cup qualification. In December 2013, he represented Thailand U23 in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He won the 2015 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand U23. In 2016, Thitiphan was selected in Thailand U23 squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2020[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Muangthong United	2012	Thai Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013	Thai Premier League	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	27	0
	2014	Thai Premier League	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
	2015	Thai Premier League	31	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	5
	2016	Thai League 1	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
	Total		78	5	1	0	0	0	6	0	85	5
Chiangrai United	2016	Thai League 1	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2017	Thai League 1	30	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	39	5
	Total		42	6	5	0	4	0	0	0	51	6
BG Pathum United F.C.	2018	Thai League 1	32	5	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	5
	Total		32	5	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	5
Oita Trinita (On loan)	2019	J1 League	20	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		20	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	24	1
BG Pathum United F.C.	2020	Thai League 1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
	Total		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Career total			175	18	11	1	9	0	6	0	201	19

International statistics

Thailand U-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 25, 2012	Vientiane, Laos	Cambodia	1-0	4-0	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
2.	December 7, 2013	Yangon, Myanmar	Timor-Leste	1–0	3–1	2013 Southeast Asian Games
3.	December 12, 2013	Yangon, Myanmar	Indonesia	4–0	4–1	2013 Southeast Asian Games
4.	March 18, 2015	Bangkok, Thailand	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	June 6, 2015	Bishan, Singapore	Brunei	3–0	5–0	2015 Southeast Asian Games
6.	June 10, 2015	Bishan, Singapore	Vietnam	2–0	3–1	2015 Southeast Asian Games
7.	June 13, 2015	Kallang, Singapore	Indonesia	2–0	5–0	2015 Southeast Asian Games Semi-finals

Thailand

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.[5]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 March 2013	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–3	2–5	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.				2–4
3.	14 July 2017	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	2–0	3–0	2017 King's Cup
4.	5 October 2017	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar	Myanmar	3–1	3–1	Friendly
5.	14 October 2018	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium, Suphan Buri, Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6.	14 January 2019	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Club

Muangthong United

• Thai League 1 (1): 2012

Chiangrai United

• Thai FA Cup (1): 2017

International

Thailand U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship (1): 2011

Thailand U-23

• Sea Games Gold Medal (2): 2013, 2015

Thailand

• King's Cup (1): 2017

Notes

1. Sometimes spelled Puangchan, RTGS: Phuangchan, pronounced [tʰìʔ.tìʔ.pʰān pʰûa̯ŋ.t͡ɕān]

References

1. "Squad list" (PDF). www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
2. "Bangkok Glass sign Thitipan Puangchan from Chiangrai United". January 8, 2018.
3. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Thitiphan vows to polish his skills at Oita Trinita". https://www.bangkokpost.com. External link in |website= (help)
4. "Thailand - S. Yooyen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". sg.soccerway.com.
5. "Thitiphan Puangjan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

External links

• Thitiphan Puangjan at Soccerway
• Thitiphan Puangjan at J.League (in Japanese)