Thitiphan Puangchan

Thitiphan Puangchan (Thai: ฐิติพันธ์ พ่วงจันทร์, born 1 September 1993) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team. He is the son of Pairote Puangchan, who also played for the national team.

Thitiphan Puangchan

Puangchan playing for Thailand at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Thitiphan Puangchan
Date of birth	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Suphan Buri, Thailand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bangkok United
Number	18
Youth career
2005–2010	Satriwitthaya 2 School
2010–2011	Muangthong United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Muangthong United	87	(10)
2011	→ Suphanburi (loan)	15	(3)
2016–2018	Chiangrai United	42	(6)
2018–2022	BG Pathum United	55	(8)
2019	→ Oita Trinita (loan)	20	(0)
2021–2022	→ Bangkok United (loan)	27	(3)
2022–	Bangkok United	59	(5)
International career‡
2011–2012	Thailand U19	10	(4)
2012–2016	Thailand U23	18	(7)
2013–	Thailand	54	(7)
Medal record Thailand under-19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winner AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2011 Football Thailand under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2013 Football Sea Games 2015 Football Thailand Asean Football Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 2020
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Style of play

Early in his career with Muangthong United, Thitiphan usually played right-back. Now Thitiphan usually plays in central midfielder. A hardworking box-to-box player. He is known for his pace, work-rate and stamina, create attacking chances from midfield. He also possess good technical, as well as notable defensive attributes.

International statistics

International goals

Thailand U-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 25, 2012	Vientiane, Laos	Cambodia	1-0	4-0	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
2.	December 7, 2013	Yangon, Myanmar	Timor-Leste	1–0	3–1	2013 Southeast Asian Games
3.	December 12, 2013	Yangon, Myanmar	Indonesia	4–0	4–1	2013 Southeast Asian Games
4.	March 18, 2015	Bangkok, Thailand	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	June 6, 2015	Bishan, Singapore	Brunei	3–0	5–0	2015 Southeast Asian Games
6.	June 10, 2015	Bishan, Singapore	Vietnam	2–0	3–1	2015 Southeast Asian Games
7.	June 13, 2015	Kallang, Singapore	Indonesia	2–0	5–0	2015 Southeast Asian Games Semi-finals

Thailand

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 March 2013	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–3	2–5	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.				2–4
3.	14 July 2017	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	2–0	3–0	2017 King's Cup
4.	5 October 2017	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar	Myanmar	3–1	3–1	Friendly
5.	14 October 2018	Suphan Buri Provincial Stadium, Suphan Buri, Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6.	14 January 2019	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup
7.	11 June 2022	Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan	Sri Lanka	1–0	2–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Muangthong United

• Thai League 1: 2012

Chiangrai United

• Thai FA Cup: 2017

BG Pathum United

• Thai League 1: 2020–21

Bangkok United

• Thailand Champions Cup: 2023
• Thai FA Cup: 2023–24

International

Thailand U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2011

Thailand U-23

• Sea Games Gold Medal (2): 2013, 2015

Thailand

• King's Cup: 2017
• AFF Championship: 2020