Kritsada Kaman
Kritsada Kaman (Thai: กฤษดา กาแมน, born 18 March 1999), simply known as Laeh (Thai: และห์) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, he has also been used as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi and the Thailand national team.[1]
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Full name | Kritsada Kaman | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Trat, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chonburi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Chonburi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Chonburi | 97 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Phan Thong (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Thailand U16 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Thailand U19 | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Thailand U21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Thailand U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Thailand | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Kritsada learned to play football in the youth team of the first division club Chonburi FC. The club from Chonburi played in the highest Thai league, the Thai League. It was here that he signed his first professional contract in 2015. From 2015 to 2016 he was loaned to third division Phanthong. In 2017 he returned to Chonburi after the loan.
International Career
In November 2021, Kritsada was called up to the Thailand senior team for the first time by head coach Alexandré Pölking as one of the 30 players for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.[2] He made a debut for the team on 5 December 2021, playing the match for 90 minutes as a centre back in a 2-0 victory against Timor-Leste in the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage.[3]
Personal life
Kritsada came from a Thai Muslim family from Trat. [4] His nickname originates from the Arabic name Saleh. [5]
Honours
References
- Kritsada Kaman at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "กฤษดา กาแมน : สำหรับผมนี่คือรางวัลของการทำงานหนักอย่างต่อเนื่อง" (in Thai). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ""กฤษดา" ออกโรง เผยสุดแฮปปี้หลังประเดิมตัวจริง ทีมชาติไทยชุดใหญ่ ครั้งแรก" (in Thai). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "กฤษดา กาแมน "เราต้องทำงานหนักให้โค้ชเห็น ถึงจะได้รับโอกาส"" (in Thai). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "กว่าจะมีวันนี้ของ"กฤษดา กาแมน"" (in Thai). Retrieved 2 May 2022.