Full name Chatree Chimtalay Name Chatree Chimtalay Playing position Role Footballer | Number 29 Height 1.76 m 2000–2003 Nakhon Ratchasima Weight 71 kg | |
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Date of birth (1983-12-14) December 14, 1983 (age 32) Place of birth Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Current team Thailand national football team (Forward) | ||
Chatree Chimtalay (Thai: ชาตรี ฉิมทะเล, born December 14, 1983) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a Striker for Thai League T1 club Bangkok Glass.
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Club career
Chimtalay was called up to the national team, in coach Winfried Schäfer first squad selection for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Chatree was injured during the 2011 Thai League T1 season but managed to score 7 goals for his team Bangkok Glass including a hatrick against Khonkaen. In February 2012 Chatree scored his first goal for Thailand against Maldives in a friendly match. In 2013, he was called up to the national team by Surachai Jaturapattarapong to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
International career
Chimtalay's debut for Thailand wasas a substitute against Oman in the 2014 World Cup Qualification. In October 2013, he played a friendly match against Bahrain, coming as a substitute. Chimtalay scored his second international goal against Bahrain from a ground cross by Teerasil Dangda. On 15 October 2013 he played against Iran in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Style of play
Even though he is only 1.76 meters tall, Chimtalay scored most of his goals by heading the ball.