Sarach Yooyen
 Sarach training with Thailand in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sarach Yooyen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Samut Prakan, Thailand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chonburi FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Assumption Samutprakarn School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Assumption College Nakhonratchasima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Assumption College Thonburi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Muangthong United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | Muangthong United | 162 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | → Phuket (loan) | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | BG Pathum United | 145 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Thailand U16 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Thailand U19 | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Thailand U23 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Thailand | 96 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:16, 27 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarach Yooyen (Thai: สารัช อยู่เย็น, RTGS: Sarat Yuyen; born 30 May 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chonburi F.C. and the Thailand national team.
Club career
BG Pathum United
Before joining BG Pathum United in August 2020, Sarach made 162 league appearances in total at Muangthong United, scoring nine goals.
International career
Youth
Sarach Yooyen played for Thailand U23 in the 2011 SEA Games. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. He won the 2015 SEA Games with Thailand U23, which he captained.
Senior
In November 2013, Sarach debuted for Thailand playing against Kuwait in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 AFF Championship consequently.[3]
Style of play
Sarach is usually deployed by his club and national sides as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker, due to his vision and passing accuracy.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 April 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United | 2010 | Thai Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Thai League 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 162 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 11 | ||
| Phuket (loan) | 2011 | Thai Division 1 League | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | 2013 | Thai Division 1 League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| BG Pathum United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Total | 111 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 312 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 390 | 28 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 1 January 2022 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Indonesia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2020 AFF Championship |
| 2. | 8 June 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Maldives | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 11 December 2022 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |  Myanmar | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 29 December 2022 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 5. | 13 January 2023 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| 6. | 16 November 2023 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  China | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 13 November 2025 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |  Singapore | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 8. | 25 July 2026 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2026 ASEAN Championship |
Honours
Muangthong United
- Thai Premier League: 2012, 2016
- Thai League Cup: 2016, 2017
- Thailand Champions Cup: 2017
- Mekong Club Championship: 2017
BG Pathum United
Thailand U-16
Thailand U-19
Thailand U-23
Thailand
Individual
- AFF Championship Best XI: 2016, 2022[5]
- Thai League 1 Goal of the Month: March 2022, October 2022
References
- ↑ https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new
- ↑ https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new
- 1 2 "Sarach Yooyen". National-Football-Teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Thailand - S. Yooyen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ "All-Star XI". Instagram. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
- Sarach Yooyen at Soccerway
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Samut Prakan province
- Thai men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Phuket Andaman F.C. players
- Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. players
- BG Pathum United F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Thai League 2 players
- Thailand men's youth international footballers
- J2 League players
- Renofa Yamaguchi FC players
- Thai expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Thailand men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2015 SEA Games
- Asian Games footballers for Thailand
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century Thai sportsmen