Worachit Kanitsribampen

Worachit Kanitsribampen (also spelled Kanitsribumphen, Thai: วรชิต กนิตศรีบำเพ็ญ, born 24 August 1997) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Port, on loan from BG Pathum United, and the Thailand national team.[1] His goal during the Thai League Week 11 against Muangthong United is considered one of the top 5 goals of the round in an article by FOX Sports Asia.

Worachit Kanitsribampen
Kanitsribampen warming up with Chonburi
Personal information
Full name Worachit Kanitsribampen
Date of birth (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997
Place of birth Chiang Mai, Thailand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Port
Number 44
Youth career
2008–2013 Chonburi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Chonburi 145 (47)
2013 → Phan Thong (loan) 10 (2)
2014 → Sriracha/Ban Bueng (loan) 16 (8)
2015 → Phan Thong (loan) 12 (2)
2022–2023 BG Pathum United 28 (4)
2023 → Port (loan) 14 (5)
2023– Port 7 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Thailand U19 12 (11)
2018 Thailand U21 4 (0)
2015–2020 Thailand U23 25 (2)
2022 Thailand U23 (wildcard) 6 (1)
2021– Thailand 14 (2)
Medal record
Thailand under-19
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
WinnerLaos 2015Team
Thailand under-23
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first placeMalaysia 2017Team
Silver medal – second placeVietnam 2021Team
Thailand
AFF Championship
WinnerSingapore 2020Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:58, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Early career

In 2009, Worachit joined Chonburi's academy at the age of 11. In 2013, Worachit went on a two-week trial with Thai-owned English club Leicester City.[2] In 2015, Worachit went on a two-week trial with Japanese club FC Tokyo.

Club career

In 2014, at the age of 16, Worachit debuted for Chonburi's senior team in the second leg of the 2014 Thai Premier League against Samut Songkhram. In the same year, Worachit was loaned to Sriracha/Ban Bueng.

In 2015, Worachit was loaned to Phan Thong in the first leg of the season. However, he returned to Chonburi in the second leg. On August 8, Worachit scored his first goal in the Thai League 1 against Ratchaburi Mitr Phol. His following goal made him the youngest player to score him the Thai League 1, at 18 years and 340 days.[3] Worachit was subbed in the next match against BEC Tero Sasana. On August 19, Worachit started his first match for Chonburi against Buriram United.

On 14 December 2015, Worachit flew to Japan for a week-long trial with FC Tokyo, who finished 4th at the 2015 J1 League. He participated in the senior and U-18 squads.

On 27 July 2019, Worachit scored in his 100th appearance for Chonburi against PT Prachuap.

On 1 December 2021, BG Pathum United signed Worachit with a price of about 30 million baht.[4]

International career

In 2015, Worachit was named as the Thailand U-19 team's captain for the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Laos. He led the team to the semi-finals by winning every single match in the group stage, during which he collected three goals for himself. Worachit scored against Malaysia in the semi-finals and scored twice against Vietnam as Thailand won 6-0. Worachit became the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals.

At the age of 18, Worachit was later promoted to the Thailand U-23 team in preparation for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar. He scored for Thailand in his debut, which was a friendly against Suphanburi. At the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship, Worachit came off the bench in two matches of the group stage against Saudi Arabia and North Korea.

In August 2017, he won the gold medal at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand.

In 2021, he was called up for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore and scored his first goal at senior level on 11 December 2021 in the match against Myanmar.

Senior team
Worachit Kanitsribampen– goals for Thailand
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Myanmar3–04–02020 AFF Championship
2.11 June 2022Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Sri Lanka2–02–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Under-23
Worachit Kanitsribampen – goals for Thailand U23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 March 2017Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates2–12–1Dubai Cup
2.17 August 2017Selayang, Malaysia Timor-Leste1–01–02017 Southeast Asian Games
3.14 May 2022Nam Dinh, Vietnam Cambodia3–05–02021 Southeast Asian Games

Under-19
Worachit Kanitsribampen – goals for Thailand U19
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 August 2015Vientiane, Laos Philippines1–04–12015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2.30 August 2015 Cambodia3–06–0
3.4–0
4.2 September 2015 Malaysia2–05–0
5.4 September 2015 Vietnam1–06–0
6.4–0
7.4 October 2015Nonthaburi, Thailand Singapore3–03–02016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
8.12 September 2016Hanoi, Vietnam Laos1–02–12016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
9.14 September 2016Hanoi, Vietnam Indonesia3–23–22016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
10.16 September 2016Hanoi, Vietnam Cambodia2–12–12016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
11.18 September 2016Hanoi, Vietnam Australia5–15–12016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Honours

Club

BG Pathum United

International

Thailand U-19

Thailand U-23

Thailand

Individual

References
  1. "Worachit Kanitsribampen". chonburifootballclub. Chonburi F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Chonburi teen hunts place at Leicester". nationmultimedia. The Nation (Thailand). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. "Worachit becomes the youngest goalscorer for the TPL". 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. "โควิดเป็นเหตุ "ฉลามชล" ร่ายยาวเหตุปล่อย "วรชิต" ซบ "บีจี ปทุม" ค่าตัวแพง". Thai Rath. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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