Sarach Yooyen

Sarach Yooyen (Thai: สารัช อยู่เย็น, born 30 May 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BG Pathum united and the Thailand national team.

Sarach Yooyen

Yooyen training with Thailand in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Sarach Yooyen
Date of birth	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Songkhla, Thailand[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Renofa Yamaguchi (on loan from BG Pathum United)
Number	4
Youth career
1999–2005	Assumption Samutprakarn School
2005–2008	Assumption College Nakhonratchasima
2008–2009	Assumption College Thonburi
2009–2010	Muangthong United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2020	Muangthong United	162	(9)
2011	→ Phuket (loan)	26	(6)
2013	→ Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)	13	(2)
2020–	BG Pathum United	114	(7)
2024	→ Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2007–2008	Thailand U16	18	(3)
2009–2010	Thailand U19	15	(5)
2011–2015	Thailand U23	15	(1)
2013–2024	Thailand	83	(6)
Medal record Thailand under-17 AFF U-17 Youth Championship Winner AFF U-17 Youth Championship 2007 Football Thailand under-20 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winner AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2009 Football Thailand under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2015 Football Thailand AFF Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014 Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 2016 Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 2020 Winner AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 2022
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:48, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024

Club career

BG Pathum United

Before joining BG Pathum United in August 2020, Sarach made 162 league appearances in total at Muangthong United, scoring nine goals.

International career

Youth

Sarach Yooyen played for Thailand U23 in the 2011 SEA Games. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. He won the 2015 SEA Games with Thailand U23, which he captained.

Senior

In November 2013, Yooyen debuted for Thailand playing against Kuwait in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014, 2016 2020 2022 AFF Championship consequently.^[3]

Style of play

Yooyen is usually deployed by his club and national sides as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker, due to his vision and passing accuracy.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Others		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Muangthong United	2010	Thai Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014		29	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	33	2
	2015		32	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		33	2
	2016	Thai League 1	31	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	39	1
	2017		6	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	14	1
	2018		33	3	3	0	2	0	2	1	—		40	4
	2019		27	1	2	0	1	0	—		—		30	1
	2020–21		4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		162	9	10	0	14	0	5	1	3	1	194	11
Phuket (loan)	2011	Thai Division 1 League	26	6	0	0	0	0	—		—		26	6
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)	2013	Thai Division 1 League	13	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		13	2
BG Pathum United	2020–21	Thai League 1	28	0	2	0	—		—		—		30	0
	2021–22		26	2	3	0	2	0	7	1	1	0	39	3
	2022–23		28	3	4	0	5	1	8	0	1	0	46	4
	2023–24		29	1	2	0	5	1	6	0	0	0	42	2
	Total		111	6	11	0	12	2	21	1	2	0	157	9
Career total			312	23	21	0	26	2	26	2	5	1	390	28

International goals

As of match played 11 June 2024^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Thailand	2013	1	0
	2014	10	0
	2015	9	0
	2016	15	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	9	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	10	3
	2023	11	3
	2024	9	0
Total		83	6

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 January 2022	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Indonesia	2–1	2–2	2020 AFF Championship
2.	8 June 2022	Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan	Maldives	1–0	3–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.	11 December 2022	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand	Myanmar	4–0	6–0	Friendly
4.	29 December 2022	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–1	1–1	2022 AFF Championship
5.	13 January 2023	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	2–1	2–2
6.	16 November 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	China	1–0	1–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Muangthong United

• Thai Premier League: 2012, 2016
• Thai League Cup: 2016, 2017
• Thailand Champions Cup: 2017
• Mekong Club Championship: 2017

BG Pathum United

• Thai League 1: 2020–21
• Thailand Champions Cup: 2021, 2022
• Thai League Cup: 2023–24

Thailand U-16

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2007

Thailand U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2009

Thailand U-23

• Sea Games Gold Medal: 2015
• BIDC Cup (Cambodia): 2013

Thailand

• AFF Championship: 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022
• King's Cup: 2016

Individual

• AFF Championship Best XI: 2016, 2022^[5]
• Thai League 1 Goal of the Month: March 2022, October 2022