Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
{{short description|Thai footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
|image =
|full_name = Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|9|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
|height = {{height|meters=1.68}}
|position = Attacking midfielder, winger
|currentclub = Buriram United
|clubnumber = 44
|youthyears1 = 2015–2023
|youthclubs1 = Buriram United
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Buriram United
|caps1 = 19
|goals1 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2023
|nationalteam1 = Thailand U17
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2024–
|nationalteam2 = Thailand U20
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|club-update = 30 June 2024
|nationalteam-update = 28 January 2024
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|Thailand}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship}}
{{medalRU|2024 Indonesia|Team}}
}}
Thanakrit Chotmuangpak ({{langx|th|ธนกฤต โชติเมืองปัก}}; born 1 September 2006) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Thai League 1 club Buriram United.
Club career
Thanakrit was a youth product of Buriram United. In June 2023, he was chosen by the club to come train with Leicester City alongside three other teammates during a period of three months, which eventually made him missed the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-notebook-relegation-reprieve-8546787|title=Leicester City notebook: Relegation reprieve, Thai youngsters to fly in|publisher=Leicester Mercury|date=23 June 2023}} After return from England, he was promoted to the first team for the 2023–24 Thai League 1. He made his professional debut on 15 September 2023 in the team's 4–0 home victory against Trat.
He started his first league match in a home game against Uthai Thani on 23 December 2023, providing two assists to help his team win 4–0.{{cite web|language=th|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/thaifootball/thaipremierleague/2750037|title="ศุภชัย" ซัด 2 ตุง "บุรีรัมย์" โชว์ฟอร์มดุ ถล่ม "อุทัยธานี" 4-0 - สรุปผลบอลไทยลีก|publisher=Thairath|date=23 December 2023}}{{cite web|language=th|url=https://www.ballthai.com/%e0%b8%a8%e0%b8%b8%e0%b8%a0%e0%b8%8a%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%a2-%e0%b8%8a%e0%b8%b7%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%8a%e0%b8%a1-%e0%b8%98%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%a4%e0%b8%95-%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%81%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%9b%e0%b9%87%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%9c%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%9c%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%95%e0%b8%82%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%87-%e0%b8%9a%e0%b8%b8%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b5%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%a1%e0%b8%a2%e0%b9%8c-%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b5%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%99%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%88%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%9a%e0%b8%95%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a1%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%87/|title="ศุภชัย" ชื่นชม "ธนกฤต" ยกเป็นผลผลิตของ "บุรีรัมย์" ที่น่าจับตามอง|publisher=Ball Thai|date=24 December 2023}} Thanakrit made one appearance in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, starting in the last group stage game against Ventforet Kofu in a 3–2 home defeat.{{cite web|language=th|url=https://truevisions.co.th/sports/16902/|title=เปิดบ้านพ่าย โกฟุ 2-3 ตกรอบแบ่งกลุ่ม ACL|publisher=True Visions|date=12 December 2023}} With an impressive performance by providing an assist in his team's 2–1 win against Lamphun Warriors, he was named as the best player of Matchweek 16 of the 2023–24 Thai League 1.{{cite web|language=th|url=https://www.thsport.live/news-195720.html|title=ธนกฤตลงสำรองแต่คว้าแข้งยอดเยี่ยมไทยลีกวีค16|publisher=Thsport|date=12 February 2024}}
International career
Thanakrit represented Thailand in the youth level, having played for Thailand U16 and Thailand U19.{{cite web|language=th|url=https://thaileague.co.th/v1/news-index/%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD-%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A4%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%81-%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87-buriram-united/|title="น้องเหนือ" ธนกฤต โชติเมืองปัก อีกหนึ่งเพรชเม็ดงามของ BURIRAM UNITED|publisher=Thai League|date=11 January 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|30 June 2024.}}{{Soccerway|ozan-demirbag/950554|accessdate=12 February 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| Buriram United
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearances in the AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
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Honours
;Buriram United
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|thanakrit-chotmuangpak/919001}}
{{Buriram United F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chotmuangpak, Thanakrit}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders