Anthony Petch Ampaipitakwong ( th, แอนโธนี่ เพ็ชร อําไพพิทักษ์วงศ์; born 14 June 1988) is a retired professional

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who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in the United States, he represented the Thailand national team.

Personal life

Anthony was born in Carrollton, Texas. His mother is

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and his father is Thai. From 2003–05, Ampaipitakwong was a part of the United States U-17 national team Residency program in Bradenton, Florida.

College and amateur

While a student at the University of Akron, Ampaipitakwong helped the Akron Zips men's soccer team, coached by Caleb Porter, to their first national championship in 2010 with a win in the College Cup Final against Louisville. He was on the Hermann Trophy Watch List and was a College Soccer News Preseason All-American. He was a co-captain on a team that lost two games over two years. He was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) First Team All-American and a Soccer America MVP First Team selection in 2009. He was the winner of the NCAA Senior CLASS Award in 2010. Ampaipitakwong started all 93 games he appeared in over his four-year career at Akron, scoring 17 goals with 30 assists. In his senior season, he scored three goals and had a career high 11 assists. During his college years Ampaipitakwong also played with the

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in the USL Premier Development League, scoring 6 goals in 45 league appearances over four seasons with the team.

Club career

Ampaipitakwong was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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(33rd overall). He signed with the club on March 1, 2011, and made his professional debut on March 19 in the first game of the 2011 MLS season, a 1–0 loss to Real Salt Lake. In June 2012, Ampaipitakwong signed a 2.5 year contract with Thai Premier League side

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. In the second leg of the

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Ampaipitakwong was bought from

by Bangkok United and signed a 2.5 year deal. On 19 March 2022, Ampaipitakwong came to watch the

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game, where Bangkok United beat

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3-0 before bid farewell to teammates and club fans after deciding to officially retired from professional footballer and will travel back to his hometown in Carrollton, Texas, USA.

International career

Ampaipitakwong represented the United States under-17 national team. He represented the Thailand national football team, as his father is Thai. He played his first match with the Thai national team in the match against Qatar on March 17, 2013.

Statistics

International

Honors

University of Akron

* NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1):

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Buriram United

* Thai FA Cup (1):

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* Thai League Cup (1):

* Kor Royal Cup (1):

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