Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha

Ernesto Phumipha
Personal information
Full name Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha
Date of birth (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Nakhon Pathom United
Number 31
Youth career
2005–2009 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Oviedo B 54 (7)
2009–2011 Oviedo 12 (0)
2011–2012 Mirandés 15 (0)
2012–2013 Sporting Gijón B 24 (0)
2013 Buriram United 0 (0)
2014–2015 Army United 55 (6)
2016–2018 Bangkok United 31 (0)
2018Air Force Central (loan) 13 (0)
2019 Port 0 (0)
2019 Muangthong United 6 (0)
2020–2021 Samut Prakan City 30 (0)
2021–2023 BG Pathum United 19 (0)
2023 Police Tero 6 (0)
2024 Khon Kaen United 8 (0)
2024– Nakhon Pathom United 0 (0)
International career
2021 Thailand 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha (Thai: เออร์เนสโต อมันเตกี ภูมิภา, born 16 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in Spain, he plays for Thai League 1 club Nakhon Pathom United and the Thailand national team.

Club career

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Born in Oviedo, Asturias, to a Spanish father of Basque descent and a Thai mother, Amantegui played for local side Real Oviedo, making his debut with the first team on 17 May 2009 in a Tercera División match against CD Condal[2] but spending the vast majority of his two-year spell with the reserves.[3] He continued competing in the third level in the following years, with CD Mirandés and Sporting de Gijón B,[4] contributing with 1,015 minutes of action as the former club promoted to the Segunda División for the first time in its history.

Amantegui signed for Thai Premier League side Buriram United F.C. on 23 June 2013,[3] moving to fellow league team Army United F.C. for the 2014 campaign. He continued to play at that level in the following years, with Bangkok United FC, Air Force Central FC, Muangthong United F.C. and Samut Prakan City FC.

He was unveiled as Kirins' new signing in 2019.[5] He made six appearances for the team before moving to Samut Prakan City F.C. which see him flourished under the guidance of the new team.

Before the start of 2021 season, he moved to BG Pathum United F.C.[6]

Club statistics

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As of 20 April 2024[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oviedo 2010–11 Segunda División B 7 0 2 0 9 0
Mirandés 2011–12 Segunda División B 15 0 2 0 17 0
Sporting B 2012–13 Segunda División B 24 0 0 0 24 0
Buriram United 2013 Thai Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Army United 2014 Thai Premier League 30 2 0 0 0 0 30 2
2015 Thai Premier League 25 4 0 0 0 0 25 4
Total 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 6
Bangkok United 2016 Thai League T1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2017 Thai League 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
2018 Thai League 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Air Force United 2018 Thai League 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Port 2019 Thai League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muangthong United 2019 Thai League 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Samut Prakan City 2020-21 Thai League 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
BG Pathum United 2021-22 Thai League 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
2022-23 Thai League 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 19 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 19 0
Police Tero 2023-24 Thai League 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Khon Kaen United 2023-24 Thai League 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 213 6 6 0 0 0 4 0 223 6
  1. ^ Spain – Copa del Rey; Thailand – Thai FA Cup
  2. ^ Thailand – Thai League Cup

Honours

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Club

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BG Pathum United

References

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  1. ^ "Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Plantilla 2008–2009" [2008–2009 squad] (in Spanish). Oviedin. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Official: บุรีรัมย์เซอร์ไพรส์ ค้นพบสายเลือดท้องถิ่น ลูกครึ่งสเปน" (in Thai). Goal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ^ "El exoviedista Ernesto refuerza al Sporting B" [Former Oviedo man Ernesto bolsters Sporting B]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Thunder Castle expect easy pickings".
  6. ^ "Ernesto moves to BG for the new season".
  7. ^ "Ernesto Phumpipha". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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