Worachit Kanitsribampen

Worachit Kanitsribampen
Personal information
Full name Worachit Kanitsribampen
Date of birth (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997
Place of birth Chiang Mai, Thailand
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chonburi
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2013 Chonburi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Chonburi 23 (1)
2013 → Phan Thong (loan) 10 (2)
2014 → Sriracha (loan) 16 (8)
2015 → Phan Thong (loan) 12 (2)
National team
2015–2016 Thailand U19 12 (11)
2015– Thailand U23 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Worachit Kanitsribampen (Thai: วรชิต กนิตศรีบำเพ็ญ, born August 24, 1997), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Thai Premier League club Chonburi.[1]

Early career

In 2009, Worachit joined Chonburi's academy at the age of 11. In 2013, Worachit went on a two-week trial with Thai-owned English club Leicester City.[2] In 2015, Worachit went on a two-week trial with Japan club F.C. Tokyo.

Club career

In 2014, Worachitat at the age of 16, debuted for Chonburi's senior team in the second leg of the 2014 Thai Premier League against Samut Songkhram F.C.. In the same year Worachit was loaned to Sriracha Ban Bueng.

In 2015, Worachit was loaned to Chonburi's feeder club Phan Thong in the first leg of the season. However, he returned to Chonburi in the second leg. On August 8, Worachit scored his first goal in the Thai Premier League against Ratchaburi. His following goal made him the youngest player to score him the Thai Premier League, at 18 years 340 days.[3] Worachit was subbed in the next match against BEC Tero. On August 19, Worachit started his first Chonburi match against Buriram United.

On 14 December 2015, Worachit flew to Japan for a week trial with the Japanese club F.C. Tokyo which finished 4th place in 2015 J1 League. He participated in the senior squad and U18 training.

Style of Play

Worachit is known for his technical in flair. He usually plays in the Trequartista position behind the strikers and provides them the assists. He also usually pushes up and find the goals with his great finishing.

International career

In 2015, Worachit was named Thailand U19 captain for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Laos. He led the team to the semi-finals by winning every single match in the group stage and collected three goals for himself. Worachit scored a goal in a 5-0 win against Malaysia in the semi-finals and qualified for the final match against Vietnam. On September 4, 2015, Worachit scored a couple goals in the final match, during which Thailand demolished Vietnam 6-0. Thailand was crowned as a Champion and Worachit recognized as a top scorer with 6 goals.

At the age of 18, Worachit was later promoted to the Thailand U23 team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship preparation. He scored for Thailand U-23 in his debut match versus Suphanburi. He was in the squad of Thailand for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship at Qatar. Worachit came off the bench in two matches of the group stage against Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

International goals

Under-19

Honours

International

Thailand U-19

Individuals

References

  1. ↑ "Worachit Kanitsribampen". chonburifootballclub. Chonburi F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chonburi teen hunts place at Leicester". nationmultimedia. The Nation (Thailand). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Worachit becomes the youngest goalscorer for the TPL". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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