Jakkapong Sanmahung (, born 6 April 2002) is a Thai professional

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who plays as a

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for

Chonburi Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Ba ...

Club career

Sanmahung made national headlines in 2018 when he became the youngest player to score for Chonburi, doing so for the club's 'B' team in the

Thai League 4 Thai League 4 (), commonly known as the T4, was the fourth level association football league in Thailand. In 2009, it was divided into five groups by geographic region. Each group contained 16 clubs except for the Southern Region group which con ...

. For the 2020 season, he was loaned to

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side Banbueng, alongside teammate Warakorn Thongbai. In 2021, he stepped up to the

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, signing on loan for Khon Kaen United, again making the move with Thongbai. On his return to

, he established himself in the first team in the 2021–22 season.

International career

Sanmahung has represented Thailand at under-15 and under-16 level. While representing Thailand U16, Jakkapong scored against Northern Mariana Islands U16 in the

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. Jakkapong also scored against Brunei U19 in the

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Personal life

Jakkapong is the brother of fellow professional footballer Nitipong Sanmahung.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Chonburi *

: 2024–25

International

Thailand U23 *

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Silver medal:

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;Notes

References

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