Nattawut Sombatyotha

Nattawut Sombatyotha (Thai: ณัฐวุฒิ สมบัติโยธา) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder or Winger for Thai League 1 club Port. He was born in Kalasin Province, in the northeast of Thailand, before relocating to Chonburi.[1]

Nattawut Sombatyotha
Personal information
Full name Nattawut Sombatyotha
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996
Place of birth Kalasin, Thailand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Port
Number 45
Youth career
2008–2009 JMG Academy
2010 Bangkok Christian College
2011–2014 Suankularb Wittayalai School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Buriram United 13 (2)
2014 → Surin City (loan) 15 (4)
2015 → Navy (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2019 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 83 (8)
2019 → Chiangmai (loan) 12 (2)
2020– Port 9 (3)
National team‡
2011–2012 Thailand U16 7 (1)
2013–2014 Thailand U19 4 (0)
2016 Thailand U21 3 (1)
2016–2018 Thailand U23 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:16, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2018

Early life and career

As a child, Nattawut had a strong aversion to football until his older brother asked him to play football in order to lose weight. Gradually, he began to enjoy playing football as a sport and soon had the desire to improve. After outclassing his age group, Nattawut joined the JMG Academy and later attended the Bangkok Christian College, where he was called up to the Thailand Under-16's.[1]

Senior career

After winning the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship with the Thailand Under-16's, he was handed a trial by Buriram United, who scouted him at the tournament.[1] They signed him, and he was invited along with seven other Thai players to train for six months at Premier League club Leicester City's Academy.[2] The experience affected him positively, since he claimed that it had "enriched him greatly".[1] Afterwards, the forward was loaned to Thai third division side Surin City where he scored 5 goals in 14 outings.[1]

International career

He won the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship with Thailand U16. In 2016 Nattawut was selected in Thailand U23 squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar. In August 2017, he won the Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand U23.

International goals

U23
Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U23
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 2017Selayang, Malaysia Cambodia2–03–02017 Southeast Asian Games
2.3–0

U21
Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U21
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 June 2016Krubong, Malaysia Vietnam1–02–02016 Nations Cup

U16
Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U16
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 July 2011Vientiane, Laos Indonesia1-02-02011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Honours

Club
Buriram United

International
Thailand U-23
Thailand U-21
Thailand U-16

References
  1. "Nattawut Sombatyotha: The Next 'Charyl Chappuis'". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. "Thais train at Leicester". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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