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| Full name | Waris Choolthong | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Trang, Thailand[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | BG Pathum United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Debsirin School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Rajpracha | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | BG Pathum United | 50 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Thailand U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Thailand U23 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Thailand | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Waris Choolthong (Thai: วาริส ชูทอง; born 8 January 2004) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Thailand national team.
Club career
[edit]In his youth ages, Waris played for the Debsirin School, before moving to Thai League 2 side Rajpracha after his graduation. There, he made his professional debut. In April 2022, after only six months at Rajpracha, Waris was transferred to BG Pathum United.[3][4][5]
International career
[edit]In September 2023, Waris featured in Thailand Olympic 21-men squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[6]
In August 2024, Waris received his first call up to the Thailand national team, being named in the squad for the 2024 LPBank Cup.[7]
Waris scored his first international goal on 4 August 2026 against the Philippines during the 2026 ASEAN Championship at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium.
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 August 2026 | New Clark City Athletics Stadium, Capas, Philippines |  Philippines | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 ASEAN Championship |
Honours
[edit]BG Pathum United
Thailand U23
- Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal: 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new
- ↑ https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new
- ↑ "ได้เวลาเด็กเฉิดฉาย! ราชประชา ดัน วาริส ชูทอง แข้งวัย 17 ปี ลุยลีกรอง" (in Thai). Supersubthai. 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "วันเดอร์คิด! วาริส ยันไม่ใช่หลานประทุม แค่นามสกุลเหมือนเท่านั้น" (in Thai). Ballthai. 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "2 ดาวรุ่ง "แรบบิท" กลับไทยหลังร่วมซ้อม "อ็อกซ์ฟอร์ด" ครึ่งปี" (in Thai). Ballthai. 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "ทีมชาติไทย สวมชุดสีขาว ประเดิมศึก เอเชียน เกมส์ พบ "บาห์เรน" เย็นนี้" (in Thai). Thai PBS. 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "รายชื่อ 23 นักเตะทีมชาติไทย ชุดลุยศึก LPBANK CUP 2024 ที่ประเทศเวียดนาม".
External links
[edit]- Waris Choolthong at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Trang province
- Thai men's footballers
- Thailand men's international footballers
- Thailand men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- BG Pathum United F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- Thai League 2 players
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for Thailand
- 21st-century Thai sportsmen