Ekkachai Sumrei

Ekkachai Sumrei
Personal information
Full name Ekkachai Sumrei
Date of birth (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Satun, Thailand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back, right winger
Team information
Current team
Rayong
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2004 Satun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Satun 62 (10)
2008–2011 Thai Port 63 (9)
2011–2012 Buriram 12 (6)
2012–2013 Buriram United 30 (10)
2014–2019 Bangkok United 143 (12)
2020–2024 Police Tero 96 (3)
2024– Rayong 0 (0)
International career
2010 Thailand U23 1 (0)
2015 Thailand 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023

Ekkachai Sumrei (Thai: เอกชัย สำเร, born 28 November 1988) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a right back or a right winger for Thai League 1 club Rayong. His goal during the Thai League Week 11 against Bangkok Glass is considered one of the top 5 goals of the round in an article Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine by FOX Sports Asia.[2]

Club career

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Thai Port

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Ekkachai was successful playing at Port F.C.. He won the 2010 Thai League Cup after defeating Buriram PEA 2-1.

Buriram

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He moved to Buriram in 2011 and won the 2011 Thai Division 1 League with the team.[citation needed]

Buriram United

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Ekkachai later moved to Buriram United in 2012. On 29 May 2013, he scored two goals against Chonburi. On 11 August 2012, he scored a hat-trick against Chainat as Buriram won 7-2.

Ekkachai debuted in the 2013 AFC Champions League against Vegalta Sendai as a substitute. He continued to appear on the bench against Jiangsu Sainty in both legs. On 1 May 2013, he started the match against FC Seoul and scored a goal in the 56th minute. He later scored a header from Jirawat Makarom's free kick against Bunyodkor.[3][4]

International career

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Ekkachai played for Thailand U23 in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In March, 2015 he debuted for Thailand in a friendly match against Singapore. In May 2015, he played for Thailand in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam.

Style of Play

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Ekkachai is known for his pace and his dribbling skills.

International

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As of 12 November 2015[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Thailand 2015 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Clubs

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Thai Port
Buriram
Buriram United

References

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  1. ^ "2. Ekkachi Samre". Bangkok United F.C. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ เปิดใจที่แรก! ความรักหลังเลนส์ "เอกชัย สำเร vs น้องข้าวปุ้น"
  3. ^ Thai League Show EP.2 : เอกชัย สำเร "โปรดเรียกนามสกุลผมให้ถูก!"
  4. ^ บุรีรัมย์ส่ง 7 แข้ง ชุบตัวเลสเตอร์
  5. ^ "Ekkachai Sumrei". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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