Personal information | |||
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Full name | Warakorn Thongbai | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Customs United (on loan from Chonburi) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2019 | Chonburi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Chonburi | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Banbueng (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2021 | → Khon Kaen United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Nongbua Pitchaya (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022 | → Samut Prakan City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2023 | → Krabi (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Customs United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017–2018 | Thailand U16 | 11 | (6) |
2020 | Thailand U19 | 8 | (2) |
2021– | Thailand U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023 |
Warakorn Thongbai (Thai: วรากร ทองใบ; born 22 May 2002) is a Thai footballer currently playing as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Customs United, on loan from Chonburi.
Born in Samut Prakan province, Warakorn was loaned to Thai League 3 side Banbueng in 2020, alongside teammate Jakkapong Sanmahung.[2] However, after the league was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, he returned to parent club Chonburi.[2]
The 2021 season was a better one for Warakorn, with a jump up to the Thai League 2 when he was loaned to Khon Kaen United, again making the move alongside Sanmahung.[2] After six games in the league, he played three times in the promotion play-offs, scoring the winning penalty to send Khon Kaen United to the Thai League 1.[3][4]
The following year, he was loaned again, this time to Nongbua Pitchaya of Thai League 1.[5] He made eight appearances in the league, scoring once.[1]
Warakorn has represented Thailand at under-14, under-16 and under-19 level. [5]
Warakorn scored 4 goals in total in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification while playing for Thailand U16 against Northern Mariana Islands U16 and Timor-Leste U16. [6][7] In the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, he scored 2 goals for Thailand U16 against Japan U16 and Malaysia U16. [8][9]
In the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, Warakorn scored 2 goals for Thailand U19 against Brunei U19 and Northern Mariana Islands U19. [10][11]
He was called up to the under-23 squad for the first time in August 2021.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chonburi | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Banbueng (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 3 | – | 1[a] | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Khon Kaen United (loan) | 2020–21 | Thai League 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Nongbua Pitchaya (loan) | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 8 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Samut Prakan City (loan) | 2021–22 | Thai League 2 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 |