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Full name | Ekanit Panya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chiang Rai, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ehime FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Chiangrai United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Chiangrai United | 54 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | → Chiangrai City (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Chiangmai (loan) | 43 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Chiangmai United (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Muangthong United | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | BG Pathum United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | → Ehime FC (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Thailand U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Thailand U23 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Thailand | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 7 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 |
Ekanit Panya (Thai: เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา, born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United, and the Thailand national team.
Club career
Chiangrai United
Ekanit spent his entire youth career at Chiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015. He won the Thai League 1 title with Chiangrai United in the 2019 season.
Muangthong United
After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved to Muangthong United on a permanent transfer.
Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds
On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to 2022 AFC Champions League champions, Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year. In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2022, Ekanit came on as a substitute and in the 85th minute where he scored his first goal on his debut for the club to secured a massive 6–0 home win against Vietnamese side, Hanoi.
On 20 October, Ekanit played the first match in J1 League against Kashiwa Reysol by substitution from the bench to the field in the 73rd minute of this match. Ekanit became the first Thai player in FIFA Club World Cup history after he was registered by Urawa Red Diamonds to participate in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
International career
In September 2017, he won the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with the Thailand U-19 team. He was called up to the senior squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification second round in September 2019. In 2022, he was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship by Head Coach Alexandré Pölking.
Ekanit was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but later withdrew to focus for the club. His decision received a lot of criticism from Thai fans.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chiangrai United | 2015 | Thai League 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2016 | Thai League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Chiangrai City (loan) | 2017 | Thai League 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Chiangmai (loan) | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Thai League 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Chiangrai United | 2019 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 6 | ||
Chiangmai United (loan) | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Muangthong United | 2022–23 | Thai League 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2023 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2024 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 135 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 18 |
International
- As of 14 October 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Thailand | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 23 | 2 |
International Goals
Senior
- Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2019 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 14 October 2024 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2024 King's Cup |
U23
Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U23 | |||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
1. | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Indonesia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Merlion Cup | |
2. | 9 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | Singapore | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2021 Southeast Asian Games | |
3. | 4–0 |
U21
Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U21 | |||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
1. | 17 July 2018 | Boonyachinda Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
U19
Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U19 | |||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
1. | 17 March 2017 | Diamond Hill, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2017 Jockey Club Tournament | |
2. | 4 September 2017 | Yangon, Myanmar | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship | |
3. | 15 September 2017 | Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
4. | 6 November 2017 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | |
5. | 23 March 2018 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 Dubai Cup |
Honours
Club
Chiangrai United
Urawa Red Diamonds
- J.League Cup runner-up: 2023
International
Thailand U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2017
- Jockey Club Tournament: 2017
Thailand U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2021
Thailand
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- วันของเด็ก!! เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา สุดยอดเด็กแห่ง ไทยลีก เจ้าของ2สถิติที่ยากจะทำลาย
- ทีมชาติไทย : เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา กระหายพิสูจน์ตัวเองหลังได้โอกาสกลับมาติดทีมชาติอีกครั้ง
- เปิดประวัติ "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา" เด็กเชียงรายผู้เคยจารึกประวัติศาสตร์ไทยลีก
- "Talented Ekanit set to play for J-League giants Urawa". Bangkok Post. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา เดบิวต์ดั่งฝัน! ซัดปิดกล่อง อุราวะ เรดส์ ถล่ม ฮานอย ศึกเอซีแอล". Siamsport (in Thai). 4 October 2023.
- エカニット パンヤ選手 ムアントン ユナイテッドより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ
- "Ekanit Panya is first Thai player in FIFA Club World Cup". SNE Sports Co. December 7, 2023.
- "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา... เด็กระเบิดจากแดนล้านนา". 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- "มาแล้ว "นิชิโนะ" เผย 23 แข้งพร้อมเบอร์เสื้อ "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุยคัดบอลโลก 2022". thairath. June 3, 2021.
- "ธีรศิลป์นำทัพ สรรวัชญ์คัมแบ็ก แบโผ 24 แข้ง "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุยศึก "ชิงแชมป์อาเซียน 2022"". thairath. December 1, 2022.
- ""แฟนบอลไทย" แห่คอมเมนต์เอกฉันท์ หลัง "เอกนิษฐ์" ถอนตัว "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุย เอเชียน คัพ 2023". thairath. January 7, 2024.
- Ekanit Panya at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Ekanit Panya at Soccerway
- Ekanit Panya at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Chiang Rai province
- Thai men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Thai League 1 players
- J1 League players
- Chiangrai United F.C. players
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Thailand men's youth international footballers
- Thailand men's international footballers
- Asian Games competitors for Thailand
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games silver medalists for Thailand
- Thai expatriate men's footballers
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- 21st-century Thai sportsmen