Suphanat Mueanta

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Suphanat Mueanta
Personal information
Full name Suphanat Mueanta
Date of birth (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Sisaket, Thailand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven (on loan from Buriram United)
Number 19
Youth career
2016–2018 Buriram United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Buriram United 101 (24)
2023– → OH Leuven (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2016–2018 Thailand U16 16 (19)
2017–2019 Thailand U19 9 (13)
2019–2022 Thailand U23 16 (16)
2019– Thailand 19 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:30, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Suphanat Mueanta (Thai: ศุภณัฏฐ์ เหมือนตา, born 2 August 2002) is a Thai professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven, on loan from Buriram United, and the Thailand national team. He is the younger brother of Supachok Sarachat.

Club career[edit]

Buriram United[edit]

Suphanat has spent his entire career at Buriram United youth academy where at the age of 15, he was promoted to the senior squad. On 25 April 2018, Suphanat make his debut against Nakhon Ratchasima becoming the youngest player in the Thai League history that has played in a match at 15 years old and 8 months. On 26 May 2018, he scored a league goal against Air Force United where he became the youngest goalscorer in Thai League history at 15 years and 9 months. On 9 April 2019, Suphanat became the youngest goalscorer of the AFC Champions League history at 16 years and 8 months against Chinese side, Beijing Guoan.

OH Leuven (loan)[edit]

On 5 September 2023, Suphanat signed a one-year loan deal with Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven. Earlier that year in June, he had already been training already on several occasions at parent club Leicester City, while waiting to receive a work permit. On 1 November 2023, he made his debut for the club during the seventh round of the 2023–24 Belgian Cup, against Elene-Grotenberge. Three days later he also made his league debut against Westerlo.

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

In October 2018, Suphanat played the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship with Thailand U19.

On 24 March 2019, Suphanat scored a goal, helping Thailand U23 to beat Brunei 8–0 the second match of Group K in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

In January 2020, Suphanat become the youngest-ever to score in a game at the AFC U-23 Championship with Thailand U23, this tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament. He scored against Bahrain U23 on the first matchday.

Senior[edit]

In June 2019, Suphanat was named in head coach Sirisak Yodyardthai squad for Thailand during the 2019 King's Cup. On 5 June 2019, in a match against rivals, Vietnam, he make his debut becoming at the age of 16 years 10 months as the youngest player in the history of the national team.

In January 2024, Suphanat was named in Thailand's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

On 21 March 2024, Suphanat equalised the scoreline to a 1–1 draw during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Asian giants South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Personal life[edit]

Suphanat has an older brother, Supachok Sarachat, who is also a footballer and plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[1] His younger brother, Chotika Mueanta, plays football for Buriram United Academy. While Suphanat and Chotika use paternal surname, Supachok uses maternal surname.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 18 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Buriram United 2018 Thai League 1 9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
2019 Thai League 1 23 8 4 0 5 0 5[a] 1 1[b] 0 38 9
2020–21 Thai League 1 16 2 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 20 2
2021–22 Thai League 1 23 4 5 1 5 1 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 35 6
2022–23 Thai League 1 30 8 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 38 13
Total 101 24 17 3 15 4 8 1 2 0 143 32
OH Leuven 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 110 25 18 3 15 4 8 1 2 0 153 33
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Thailand Champions Cup

International[edit]

As of 26 March 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Thailand 2019 3 0
2021 4 3
2022 3 0
2023 4 3
2024 5 1
Total 19 7

International goals[edit]

Senior

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 May 2021 Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  Tajikistan 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2. 2–0
3. 7 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 25 March 2023 Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Syria 1–1 1–3 Friendly
5. 21 November 2023 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 3–1
7. 21 March 2024 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–1 1–1

Honours[edit]

Buriram United

Thailand U-16

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ศุภณัฏฐ์ เหมือนตา : มันเป็นเหมือนความฝันที่ได้เล่นให้ทีมชาติไทย พร้อมกับพี่ชาย" (in Thai). True ID. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Suphanat Mueanta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

External links[edit]

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