Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, he has also been used as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Thai League 1
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club
Chonburi
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and the
Thailand national team.
Club career
Chonburi
Kritsada learned to play football in the youth team of the first division club
Chonburi FC
Chonburi Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดชลบุรี) is a Thai professional football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the top division in Thai football, t ...
. The club from
Chonburi
Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...
played in the highest Thai league, the Thai League. It was here that he signed his first professional contract in 2015. From 2015 to 2016 he was loaned to third division
Phanthong. In 2017 he returned to Chonburi after the loan. After the end of the
2021–22 season, he was voted Young Player of the Year.
International career
In November 2021, Kritsada was called up to the
Thailand
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senior team for the first time by head coach
Alexandré Pölking
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Playing career
He started his career in his ancestra ...
as one of the 30 players for the
2020 AFF Championship
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in
Singapore
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. He made a debut for the team on 5 December 2021, playing the match for 90 minutes as a centre back in a 2–0 victory against
Timor-Leste
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in the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage.
Personal life
Kritsada came from a
Thai Muslim family from
Trat
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Etymology
''Trat'' i ...
. His nickname originates from the Arabic name
Saleh.
Honours
Club
;Chonburi
*
Thai FA Cup
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runners-up:
2020–21
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International
;Thailand
*
AFF Championship
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(2):
2020
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,
2022
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;Thailand U-19
*
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
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(1):
2017
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Individual
* FA Thailand Award
** Young player of the Year (1) : 2021–22
*
AFF Championship
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Best XI:
2022
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References
External links
*
1999 births
Living people
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Men's association football defenders
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman ( th, กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national tea ...
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