Va Sokthorn

Va Sokthorn

Personal information
Full name	Va Sokthorn
Date of birth	July 14, 1987
Place of birth	Le Creusot, France[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Phnom Penh Crown
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	ES Torcy
	FC Montceau Bourgogne
	US Motte Servolex
	SO Chambéry Foot
2013–2014	JO Le Creusot	14	(17)
2014–	Phnom Penh Crown	22	(8)
National team
2015–	Cambodia	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Va Sokthorn or Va Quentin (born 14 July 1987) is a French-born Cambodian footballer who plays for Phnom Penh Crown in the Cambodian League.

He has represented Cambodia at senior international level.^[1]

Personal life

Va Sokthorn was born in Le Creusot in the province of Burgundy to Cambodian parents from Kratié Province and Prey Veng Province. After scoring 17 goals in only 14 appearances for his local side in the 2013-14 season he decided to go to his parents homeland to play in hope of making the national team, despite interest from other French teams.^[2] In August 2015 Va Sokthorn became the third French-Cambodian player to sign for Phnom Penh Crown.^[3]

International career

Va Sokthorn played 4 times for his parents' homeland in qualification for the 2018 World Cup.^[4]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 3, 2015	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh	Brunei	2–1	6–1	Friendly

Honours

Club

Phnom Penh Crown

• Cambodian League: 2015

References

1. Va Sokthorn profile at Soccerway
2. Dan Reily (1 August 2014). "Va Sokthorn snubs French football to sign for Crown". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. "Phnom Penh Crown snap up Va Sokthorn". ASEAN official website. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. Va Sokthorn at National-Football-Teams.com