Kroekrit Thaweekarn

Kroekrit Thawikan

Personal information
Full name	Kroekrit Thawikan
Date of birth	November 19, 1990
Place of birth	Surat Thani, Thailand
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Chonburi
Number	4
Youth career
2004–2007	Chulabhon's College Chonburi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	Sriracha	77	(18)
2012–	Chonburi	54	(1)
2012	→ Esan United (loan)	16	(2)
2013–2014	→ Singhtarua (loan)	19	(3)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Thailand U19	14	(9)
2011–2014	Thailand U23	24	(5)
2013–	Thailand	24	(5)
Honours Thailand under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2013 Football Thailand Asean Football Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2015

Kroekrit Thawikan (Thai: เกริกฤทธิ์ ทวีกาญจน์; rtgs: Kroek-rit Thawikan), simply known as Kong (Thai: ก้อง), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a Winger for Thai Premier League club Chonburi and the Thailand national team.

International career

He represented Thailand U23 in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, 2009 Southeast Asian Games and the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Kroekrit debuted for Thailand against China, in a friendly match which Thailand won 5–1. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. In November 9, 2014 Kroekrit scored his first senior international goal in friendly match against Philippines.^[1] Kroekrit was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. During the tournament Kroekrit scored twice more in another 3-0 win over the Philippines^[2] in the semi-finals and the second goal in a 2-0 victory over Malaysia in the first leg of the final.^[3] In May 2015, he was called up to Thailand to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam.

International

As of 3 April 2016^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Thailand	2013	1	0
	2014	10	4
	2015	11	1
	2016	2	0
	Total	24	5

International goals

under-19

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 August 2007	Thanh Long Sports Complex, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Cambodia	6-0	7-0	2007 AFF U-20 Youth Championship
2.	6 August 2009	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	China PR	2–0	3–0	2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Under-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 11, 2011	Jakarta, Indonesia	Cambodia	4-0	4–0	2011 Southeast Asian Games
2.	August 31, 2014	Phuket, Thailand	Myanmar U-19	4-1	8-1	Friendly
3.	September 18, 2014	Inchon, South Korea	Timor-Leste	2-0	3-0	2014 Asian Games
4.	September 22, 2014	Inchon, South Korea	Indonesia	4-0	6-0	2014 Asian Games
5.	September 28, 2014	Inchon, South Korea	Jordan	2-0	2-0	2014 Asian Games

Senior

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 9, 2014	80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Philippines	3–0	3-0	Friendly
2.	December 10, 2014	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	Philippines	2–0	3–0	AFF Suzuki Cup
3.				3–0
4.	December 17, 2014	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	Malaysia	2–0	2-0	AFF Suzuki Cup
5.	October 13, 2015	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

International

Thailand U-23

• Sea Games
  • Gold Medal (1) ; 2013

Thailand

• ASEAN Football Championship
  • Winner (1) : 2014

References

1. Sacamos, Karlo (November 9, 2014). "Azkals unable to solve Thailand riddle, suffer three-goal loss in away friendly". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. "Thailand 3 Philippines 0". AFF official website. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Thailand 2 Malaysia 0". AFF official website. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
4. "Kroekrit Thaweekarn". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

External links

• Profile at Goal