Mika Chunuonsee
Mika Chunuonsee (Thai: มิก้า ชูนวลศรี; RTGS: Mika Chunuansi; born 26 March 1989) is a Thai professional footballer of Welsh descent who plays as a defender for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team.[2]
 Chunuonsee playing for Bangkok United in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Chunuonsee | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back / Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Bryntirion Athletic | 22 | (3) |
| 2008 | Neath Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Afan Lido | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Muangthong United | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Suvarnabhumi Customs | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bangkok | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Suphanburi | 29 | (1) |
| 2014– | Bangkok United | 144 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Thailand | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Bridgend, Wales, Chunuonsee spent two years as a scholar with Cardiff City before joining Bryntirion Athletic and then Neath Athletic. He joined Neath in June 2008 but departed the club in September 2008 to join Afan Lido.[3] In January 2009 he scored his first goal for the club.[4] In July 2009, he moved to Muangthong United.[5]
International career
The youngster was born and lives in Bridgend and represented Wales at Under 17 level in the UEFA Under 17 Elite Tournament in Cyprus for matches against Spain, Cyprus and Moldova March 2006. Other players involved in that squad were Senior Welsh Internationals Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Chris Gunter, whilst Eagles team-mates Kyle Graves, Daniel Lancey and Scott Evans were also involved.[6]
In January 2015 Mika was called up by Kiatisuk Senamuang to play for Thailand in the 2015 King's Cup. He made the first appearance in the match against Honduras U-20 in King's Cup. However, it was not counted as the official senior cap for Thailand since the competitor was the youth team. A year later, On 3 June 2016, Mika Chunuonsee made his official debut for Thailand national senior team in FIFA International A match after came off the bench at the 75th minute to replace Teerasil Dangda in 2016 King's Cup semi-finals against Syria. The game ended at 2–2 after ninety minutes. Mika contributed in the penalty shoot-out and helped Thailand to advance to the final. In 2018, he was called up by Thailand national team for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. Mika was named for the final squad in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Personal life
Mika was born in Bridgend, and moved to Koh Samui with family when he was 1 year old. He later moved back to Wales when he was 10. His father is Thai from Surat Thani and his mother is Welsh.
In November 2019, Mika marries Taya Rogers, a Thai actress and model.
Statistics
- As of 7 February 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Customs United | 2010 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bangkok | 2012 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Suphanburi | 2013 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Bangkok United | 2014 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 250 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 15 | |
References
- http://www.bangkokunitedfc.com/teams/defenders/mika-chunuonsee-2/
- "Playing squad, Welsh Premier League". Welshpremier. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
- "Mika leaves for the Lido". Neathfc. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- "Match Report". Afanlidofc. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- "Mika jetting off to start a new life in Thailand". Walesonline. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- "Wales Under 17 football news". Dragonsoccer.co.uk. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2006.
- Mika Chunuonsee at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
External links
- Mika Chunuonsee on Twitter
- Mika Chunuonsee on Instagram
- Mika Chunuonsee profile at the Bangkok United website
- Mika Chunuonsee at Soccerway
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