Wattana Playnum
Wattana Playnum (Thai: วัฒนา พลายนุ่ม; born August 19, 1989), simply known as Mike (Thai: ไมค์), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wattana Playnum | ||
Date of birth | 19 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Uthai Thani | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Khongphai Wittaya School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Nakhon Sawan | 14 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Paknampho NSRU | 26 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Ayutthaya | 29 | (0) |
2015–2021 | Muangthong United | 93 | (1) |
2015 | → Pattaya United (loan) | 26 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Uthai Thani | 21 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 19 | (0) |
2023– | Uthai Thani | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Thailand | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2017 |
Club career
Wattana Playnum played for Nakhon Sawan during 2009-10. In the next season, he was bought by Paknampho NSRU and played there during 2011-12. Subsequently, Phil Stubbins, Ayutthaya head coach at that time, brought him to join Ayutthaya in 2013. In December 2014, one of the biggest teams in Thailand, Muangthong United, which had shown an interest in his potentials, purchased him from Ayutthaya.
Throughout the 2015 season, he was loaned out to Pattaya United, implicitly an allied club to Muangthong United. He helped Pattaya United finish second in 2015 Thai Division 1 League, awarded promotion to 2016 Thai League T1. Since 2016, he was back to and has been playing for Muangthong United.
International career
In March 2017, Wattana made his senior international debut appearing in the starting lineup in the 2018 world cup qualification match against Japan at Saitama Stadium.
Honours
Club
- Muangthong United
- Thai League 1 (1): 2016
- Thai League Cup (2): 2016, 2017
- Thailand Champions Cup (1): 2017
- Mekong Club Championship (1): 2017
Uthai Thani
External links
- Wattana Playnum profile at Muangthong United website
- Wattana Playnum at Soccerway