Full name Pipat Thonkanya 1997–1998 Raj Pracha Current team Phuket F.C. Number 9 Height 1.73 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Pipat Thonkanya Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 36) | ||
Pipat Thonkanya (Thai: พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา; rtgs: Phiphat Tonkanya) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya , in Udonthani), is a Thai retired football player.
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He is a Forward and currently plays for Phuket in the Thai Division 1 League.
In 2009. He was a striker of Persisam Samarinda in the Indonesian Super League. At the half way stage in the 2009 Thai Premier League season, he is joint second in the top goalscorers list with 7 goals. Pipat has also had a spells at AFC Champions League 2003 runners up BEC Tero Sasana F.C. and a spell in Vietnam. He was also instrumental in Buriram PEA F.C. winning the 2008 Thai Premier League.
He has scored 14 goals for the national team, including 2 goals in the 2007 Asian Cup, and was recently recalled to the national team squad, thanks to his good performances for Thai Port F.C..
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Pipat was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad. He scored two goals in the 2007 Asian Cup for the national team in a successful campaign where they were eliminated only on goal difference from a tough group containing Australia and eventual winners Iraq. Thonkanya's goals came in the form of a brace against Oman in a 2–0 win (scoring in the 70th and 78th minutes).