Nen Sothearoth ( km, នេន សុធារ័ត្ន; born 24 December 1995) is a Cambodian

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who plays as a full back or

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for Nagaworld.

International career

Junior teams

Nen Sothearoth played for Cambodia's under 21 team at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, making his debut in a 2–1 loss to

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. He also played for the under 23 side in the 2015 Southeast Asian games tournament, taking part in all Cambodia's games. On 17 August 2017, he scored a penalty goal after a Vietnamese player handled the ball in penalty box, the only goal that the Cambodian U-22 team scored during the

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campaign.

Senior team

Nen Sothearoth made his international debut in an unofficial friendly match against the

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in 2012. He played in his first official matches for Cambodia three years later during qualification for the 2018 World Cup.

Club career

Nen Sothearoth started playing for Svay Rieng in 2011, although he was part of a debated incident in a controversial match against

Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (PPCFC; km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, competing in th ...

as in minute 41 he appeared to clear the ball off the line with his hand. Referee Thong Chankethya missed the incident and only gave a corner, the first of four such incidents in the match.

References

1995 births Living people Cambodian footballers Cambodia international footballers Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players Nagaworld FC players Association football defenders Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Sportspeople from Phnom Penh Southeast Asian Games competitors for Cambodia 21st-century Cambodian people {{Cambodia-footy-bio-stub