Theerathon Bunmathan

Theerathon Bunmathan (Thai: ธีราทร บุญมาทัน, RTGS: Thirathon Bunmathan, pronounced [tʰīː.rāː.tʰɔ̄ːn būn.māː.tʰān]; born 6 February 1990) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a left back for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Thailand national team. Also owner of the eSports team, Tokio Striker.

Theerathon Bunmathan
Personal information
Full name Theerathon Bunmathan
Date of birth (1990-02-06) 6 February 1990
Place of birth Nonthaburi, Thailand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Yokohama F. Marinos
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2004 Bangkok Sports School
2005–2007 Assumption College Thonburi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Rajpracha 10 (0)
2009–2016 Buriram United 218 (15)
2016–2019 Muangthong United 42 (9)
2018 → Vissel Kobe (loan) 28 (0)
2019 → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) 25 (3)
2020– Yokohama F. Marinos 26 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Thailand U19 6 (0)
2009–2013 Thailand U23 15 (1)
2010– Thailand 64 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Domestic careers
Theerathon at TPL awards 2013

Theerathon started almost every match for Buriram United due to his superb and consistent form. Theerathon is a major part of Buriram United's success; his free kicks assisted and scored many goals for the club. His free kick against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League qualified Buriram to the knockout phase. In the 2013 Thai Premier League Theerathon scored 3 goals against BEC Tero Sasana, Chonburi, and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.

In May 2016 it was announced that after spending six years with Buriram United he would be joining arch rivals Muangthong United the following month on a five-year contract for an all-time record for highest football transfer fee for Thai League 1 at 35 million Baht. That record was soon broken on 2 November 2016 by Tanaboon Kesarat. The transfer fee is undisclosed but it is estimated to be around 50 million Baht.[1]

Vissel Kobe

In 2018 Theerathon was on loan to play in the J.League for one season with the club Vissel Kobe in the 2018 season, which gives Theerathon the opportunity to play with world-class footballers such as Lucas Podolski and Andres Iniesta.[2][3]

Yokohama F. Marinos

In January 2019, Yokohama F. Marinos reached an agreement on loan to Theerathon from Muangthong United to play in the J.League season 2019. Hereafter, in March 2019, Theeraton started his first league match for the club in the match in which Yokohama opened the home match against former rival Kawasaki Frontale with scores 2–2.

Later, in July 2019 Theerathon was named the J.League's Best Team of the Week after which he helped the team to beat Vissel Kobe, his former team with score 2–0. On 31 August 2019, Theerathon scored the first goal in the league and in the name of the club helped Yokohama open their home defeat to Gamba Osaka with score 3–1 and on 7 December 2019, the season-ending match of J.League Theerathon scored 1 goal and assists, helping Yokohama opens the house 3–0 defeat to FC Tokyo became the first Thai player to be champions of the J.League.[4][5][6]

In December 2019, Theerathon signed a permanent contract with Yokohama F. Marinos, making him a permanent Yokohama F. Marinos player from December 2019.[7] At the end of season 2020 Theerathon has been selected from International Federation of Football History & Statistics to be the first XI in AFC men team of the year 2020[8] alongside Takumi Minamino, Son Heung-min and Sardar Azmoun and is the only player in Southeast Asia in this best XI.[9][10]

Personal life

On 24 May 2016 Theerathon married Chatrakamol Muangman in a traditional ceremony. The wedding was attended by many teammates and staff from the teams that Theerathon had played for.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 November 2020[12]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Thailand League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009RajprachaThailand League Division 2100———100
2010Buriram UnitedThai League 126020——280
20113315070—451
2012305508060495
20133035151101506
2014332217061484
2015323616062506
201691——60151
2016Muangthong United1221030—162
2017307505181489
2018———2121
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2018Vissel KobeJ1 League2803040—350
2019Yokohama F. Marinos2531040—303
2020260—1061300
Career total 3242735350250645638

International career

Theerathon played against Saudi Arabia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) and received a red card in the 90th minute. After that match he went to Indonesia to play for Thailand U-23 in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He was Thailand U-23's starter and received an early yellow card, followed by a second one a few minutes after which resulted in a red card, thus becoming the first player in Thai football to get two red cards in three days.

Theerathon's scored a penalty in a friendly match against Laos. His second international goal is a rebound from Jakkraphan Pornsai's free kick. His form in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup is very impressive combined with Anucha Kitpongsri who played on the left side of the field.

He represented Thailand U-23 at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, and is selected as captain for the tournament.

In May 2015, he captained Thailand to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam.

Under-23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2013Chiangmai, Thailand Uganda6–0WinFriendly

International goals
Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 December 2012Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia2–02–02012 AFF Championship
2.8 September 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Iraq1–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 October 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Hong Kong1–01–0Friendly
4.13 October 2015Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.8 December 2016Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Myanmar2–04–02016 AFF Championship
6.10 September 2019Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Buriram United
Muangthong United
Yokohama F. Marinos

International
Thailand U-23
Thailand

Individual

Royal decoration

References
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