Tes Sambath
{{Short description|Cambodian footballer (2000–2025)}}
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{{No significant coverage (sports)|find=football|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tes Sambath
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|2000|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Takéo, Cambodia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|4|20|2000|10|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Khan Dangkao, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Centre back, defensive midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs1 = Bati Academy
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Boeung Ket
| years2 = 2021–2025
| clubs2 = Visakha
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Cambodia
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2022
| nationalteam2 = Cambodia U22
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam3 = Cambodia
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Tes Sambath ({{langx|km|ទេស សម្បត្តិ}}, {{Transliteration|km|Tés Sâmbâttĕ}} {{IPA|km|teːh sɑmɓat|}}; 20 October 2000 – 20 April 2025) was a Cambodian professional footballer who played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. He appeared 16 times for the Cambodia national team between 2021 and 2023.
Career
Sambath attended the Bati National Football Academy for four years, from 2014 to graduating in 2018, before becoming a professional player. He briefly played professionally in Bangladesh in 2019.{{cite web|title=ទេស សម្បត្តិ ជម្រើសជាតិកម្ពុជា ទទួលមរណភាព ក្រោយជិះម៉ូតូធ្លាក់ទឹកស្ទឹង|url=https://thmeythmey.com/detail/146698|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025|website=ThmeyThmey.com|language=km}}{{cite web |title=មហាគ្រួសារ បាល់ ទាត់ កម្ពុជា សោក ស្តាយ ខ្លាំង ចំពោះ មរណភាព បស់ខ្សែ ការពារ ឆ្នើម ទេស សម្បត្តិ
|url=https://www.postkhmer.com/sport/2025-4-21-1420-261886 |date=21 April 2025 |access-date=21 April 2025 |author=Chin Noen |publisher=Post Khmer |language=km}}
In May 2021, Sambath was called up to the Cambodia national team's 24-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.{{cite news |last1=Jose |first1=Rodriguez T. Senase |title=Cambodia announces 24-man World Cup qualifiers roster |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50861871/cambodia-announces-24-man-world-cup-qualifiers-roster/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |work=Khmer Times |date=25 May 2021}}
Death
Sambath died on 20 April 2025, after falling into a river while riding his motorbike in Khan Dangkao, Phnom Penh. He was 24 years old.{{Cite web|url=https://thmeythmey.com/detail/146698|title =Former Cambodian national team player, Thes Sambath, dies after falling into a river while riding his motorbike. |publisher=Thimey Thimey |date = 21 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=ក្លិបវិសាខា បញ្ជាក់ពីករណី កីឡាករ ទេស សម្បត្តិ|url=https://thekhmerpress.com/news/158759|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025|work=The Khmer Press|author=Lina Chan|language=km}}
After his death the Visakha football club expressed their condolences at his passing and declared a period of mourning. Several other Cambodian teams and organizations also expressed their remorse at Sambath's death.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|82692}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Cambodia
|2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 16 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name| 15166138}}
- {{Soccerway|tes-sambath/613274}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sambath, Tes}}
Category:Cambodian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Cambodian sportsmen
Category:Cambodia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Cambodian Premier League players
Category:People from Takéo province
Category:Accidental deaths in Cambodia
Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths
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