Charyl Yannis Chappuis ( th, ชาริล ยานนิส ชาปุย; born 12 January 1992) is a Thai professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early career

Chappuis began his playing career with hometown club FC Kloten but soon moved on to

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, spending some time in their youth ranks. He was on the move again though as Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club snapped up the promising midfielder in July 2003.

Club career

Grasshoppers

Chappuis moved up through Grasshopper's youth system, soon playing regularly for the reserves but not being able to break into the first team though he was named in match day squads several times as he began training with the senior team.

Locarno and Lugano loans

In order to get some first team experience he went on loan to

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for the 2011–2012 season. He made his debut for Locarno on 25 July 2011 against FC Wohlen and scored the first goal of his loan spell in a 2–1 away win versus

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on 20 November 2011. Chappuis returned to Grasshopper at the end of the term and was immediately loan out again, this time to

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for the duration of the 2012–2013 season. He made his debut for Lugano on 14 July 2012 against

in a 3–1 victory.

Buriram United

In 2013, Chappuis moved to Thailand to join Buriram United. He scored his first Buriram goal against Suphanburi FC, he scored by curling a corner into the second post. He also scored a goal in the

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against Jiangsu Sainty, but twisted his knee and was ruled out for three months while celebrating the goal. Chappuis scored his second goal against Chainat FC on September 8, 2013.

Suphanburi

After spent the second leg of 2014 season at Suphanburi by the loan contract from Buriram, Chappuis joined Suphanburi F.C. for the 2015 season, joining the likes of Jakkaphan Pornsai along with his former Buriram teammates Carmelo Gonzalez and Pratum Chuthong. Chappuis missed the whole 2015 season however with a knee injury that required surgery. He also missed the 2015 SEA Games Tournament. After missing nearly 16 months out injured, Chappuis finally made his return in a 3–1 win in a friendly match against Simork. Chappuis made his league return on 8 May 2016 coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for goalscorer Carmelo in a 1–0 win over Army United.

International career

Chappuis was a Swiss youth international. In 2009, he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup that defeated the host nation

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1–0 in the final, featuring in all seven matches at the tournament. Chappuis was called up by Thailand's ex-coach

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to play against

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for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase. He was called up to the Thailand U23 team by coach

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to compete in the

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. His unofficial debut] was a friendly match against

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, during FC Barcelona's tour in

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. Chappuis made his official debut against

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in November 2013. Chappuis won a gold medal at the

with Thailand. He represented Thailand at the 2014 Asian Games. Chappuis was also part of the senior squad that won the

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. In Thailand's first game, Chappuis scored a last-minute penalty against

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to seal a 2–1 win over the hosts. He also found the net in the next game as Thailand came from behind to beat

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3–2. Chappuis had a disappointing semi-final but in the first leg of the final, he scored another penalty in a 2–0 win over Malaysia. In the second leg of the final, Thailand lost 3-2 but still won overall with Chappuis finding the net yet again after the Malaysian goalkeeper parried

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's free kick into his path. In August 2016, after a 20-month absence from the national team due to injury, Chappuis was recalled to the national team for the

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phase in September 2016.

Personal life

Chappuis grew up in

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, Switzerland. He speaks

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and French fluently, and he has become more fluent in

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. Chappuis's favorite football team is

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and his dream league to play in would be the

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. His Instagram has gathered more than one million followers in 2018. Chappuis began dating Helena Busch, a Thai model, in December 2017. Chappuis announced their engagement on February 14, 2021, after three years of dating. On 12 April 2021, it was announced that Chappuis tested positive for

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, while being asymptomatic, amid its pandemic in Thailand. He became the first player in the Thai League to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Statistics

International

Thailand

Honours

Club

;Buriram United *

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(1):

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(1):

Thai League Cup The League Cup ( th, ไทยลีกคัพ) is a football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Toyota League Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was re-formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs alon ...

(1):

Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...

(1):

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;Muangthong United *

(1):

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(1):

International

;Switzerland U-17 *

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(1): 2009 ;Thailand U-23 *

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Gold Medal (1):

;Thailand *

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(2):

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Royal decoration

* 2015 -

Order of the Direkgunabhorn (Thailand) ribbon

Silver Medalist (Seventh Class) of The Most Admirable

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; matichon.co.th 17 October 2015

References

External links

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