Chanathip Songkrasin ( th, ชนาธิป สรงกระสินธ์, ; born 5 November 1993), also known as Jay ( th, เจ, ), is a Thai professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Kawasaki Frontale and the Thailand national team.

Club career

BEC Tero Sasana

Chanathip was promoted to the

BEC Tero Sasana Police Tero Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลโปลิศ-เทโร), formerly known as BEC Tero Sasana Football Club, is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural ...

first team squad by new coach Andrew Ord who had also been his youth team coach. His first senior team goal came on 6 May, in a match against Thai Port in the

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, which gave BEC Tero Sasana a 2–0 win. In early 2013 Chanathip had an offer from

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side Gamba Osaka. At the end of the season, he won the TPL Young Player of the Year. In mid-October

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of the

offered him a trial at the end of the 2013 season. In late October it was reported directly from BEC Tero Sasana's general manager

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that

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club

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would give Chanathip a trial at the end of the 2014 Bundesliga season and if he succeeded he would be the second Thai player to play in the Bundesliga after

Witthaya Laohakul Witthaya Laohakul or Witthaya Hloagune previously nicknamed ''"Heng"'' (Lucky) ( th, วิทยา เลาหกุล; born 1 February 1954) is a Thai football manager and former player. He was the technical director of Thai football during ...

Muangthong United

On 27 January 2016, it was announced that Chanathip, along with his BEC Tero teammates Peerapat Notchaiya and Tanaboon Kesarat, would be joining

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...

on loan for the 2016 season. Chanathip netted his first goal for Muangthong United on 1 May 2016 when he scored from Tristan Do's cross in the 18th minute, in what turned out to be the only goal in a victory over

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. Chanathip later permanently joined Muangthong United for an undisclosed fee. He helped his club to win the

2016 Thai League The 2016 Thai League T1 (also known as the Toyota Thai League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Thai League T1, the top Thai professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams ...

and

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in his first season. Chanathip Songkrasin produced a strong performance in the

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group stage in the first two games against Brisbane Roar and

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, from which Muangthong United managed to collect four points. He was named man of the match for both games.

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

In December 2016, it was announced that Chanathip would be joining the newly promoted J.League side Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the summer of 2017 on loan from Muangthong United, lasting for a season and a half. Chanathip was officially presented by Consadole Sapporo on 11 January 2017. This loan followed Chanathip's impressive performances during the

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in addition to being scouted by Consadole Sapporo previously. Chanathip played the first half of the 2017 season with his parent club, Muangthong United, before heading to Sapporo, Japan, in July 2017. On 26 July 2017, Chanathip made his debut for Consadole Sapporo in

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against

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as a substitute replacing

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in the 46th minute. On 29 July 2017, he was part of the starting lineup in a

match against

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, his first ever league appearance. Besides, he became the first Thai footballer appearing in the top tier of Japan's professional football league system (Previously, other Thais only appeared in Japanese football semi-professional top tier or professional lower tiers.). His first J-League goal came through a header in a 3–3 draw at Cerezo Osaka on 2 March 2018. On 13 July 2018, Chanathip signed a contract with Consadole Sapporo, making him a permanent Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo player until 1 February 2019. On 3 December 2018, after leading Consadole Sapporo to a record high fourth-place finish in

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, Chanathip was voted by his teammates as the team's most valuable player of the season. After that, he was announced as one of the players in J.League team of the season, being the first ever Southeast Asian to do so.

Kawasaki Frontale

In January 2022, Chanathip joined Kawasaki Frontale with a transfer fee of around $3.8 million, breaking the

record for the highest domestic transfer. In March 2022, Chanathip booked his first assist in a match against Nagoya Grampus.

International career

Chanathip Songkrasin started his international stage with

Thailand national under-20 football team The Thailand national under-20 football team ( th, ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทยรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 20 ปี, ) is the national team for the under-20 and 19 level, representing Thailand in internat ...

, he played latest in

2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.

. In the top level, Chanathip was first called up by Thailand national team head coach Winfried Schäfer to compete in the

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, and debuted in this tournament. He continued to be called to

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 9th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. It was co-hosted for group stage by Malaysia and Thailand a ...

squad. At 19 years old, he was the youngest player who called by Winfried Schäfer. In February 2013 he scored his first goal for the first team against

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in the

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which ended up 1-3 lost against Kuwait. After that game, he scored another goal in a friendly match against

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. He represented Thailand U23 in the

2013 Southeast Asian Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games ( my, ၂၀၁၃ ခုနှစ် အရှေ့တောင် အာရှ အားကစား ပြိုင်ပွဲ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and comm ...

. Chanathip played for Thailand U23 in the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

. In 2014, Chanathip was a part of

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's winning squad for the

2014 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of th ...

. During the tournament Chanathip scored the first goal in the 3–0 win over the

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in the semi-finals and assisted second goal for

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in a 2–0 victory over

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in the first leg of the final. He also scored the last goal in the second leg to cement Thailand's place on the trophy. Afterwards he was named best player of the tournament and became the youngest AFF Suzuki Cup MVP at the age of 21. In May 2015, he was called up by

to play in the

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against

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. The same year, Chanathip won the

2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...

with Thailand U23. In December 2016, Chanathip again led Thailand to the title of

, the fifth title of his nation. He was also awarded another Most Valuable Player and became the first player to win it twice. He was named into the Thai squad participating in the

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...

. After an unpromising performance against

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in the first match, where he silenced as Thailand suffered a 1–4 shock loss, he returned to prominence, scoring one goal as Thailand overcame

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

and holding host

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

to reach the round of sixteen for the first time since 1972 competition. In December 2021, Chanathip was named captain for Thailand in the

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, winning the championship for the sixth time for his nation. He was also named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the tournament, winning it for the third time.

Style of play

Chanathip usually plays in the position of

who provides the chance for his front line. He is known for his pace, agility, and dribbles that can handle 1-3 opponents while in possession and can play both feet. Chanathip also has the special threat of powerful and accurate shots from outside the box. Gongphop Songkrasin, Chanathip's father, and his first trainer later revealed that he was supposed to train his son with the style of his idol

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.''

Honours

BEC Tero Sasana * Thai League Cup:

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Muangthong United *

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* Thai League Cup:

* Thailand Champions Cup:

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Thailand U-19 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship:

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Thailand U-23 * Sea Games:

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Thailand * AFF Championship:

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Individual * Thai Premier League Young player of the Year:

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* AFF Championship Best eleven:

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Best XI: 2017 * AFF Championship Most Valuable Player:

* AFF Men's Player of the Year: 2015, 2017 *FA Thailand President Award: 2017 *FA Thailand Men's Player of the Year: 2018 *Consadole Sapporo Most Valuable Player: 2018 *Sapporo Dome Most Valuable Player: 2018 * J.League Best XI:

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* AFF Championship Top Scorer:

Orders *

Order of the Direkgunabhorn (Thailand) ribbon

Silver Medalist (Seventh Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn: 2015 ชนาธิป รับเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์

References

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