Khampheng Sayavutthi (ຄໍາແພງ ໄຊຍະວຸດທິ; born 19 July 1986 in

Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...

), is a Laotian former football player who played for the Laos national team. In Laos' first ever game at the

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, Sayavutthi scored a superb

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against Turkmenistan to give his country the lead, although Turkmenistan later came back to win 5-1. In February 2020, the

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banned him from football for life for match-fixing.

International career

International goals

:''Scores and results list Laos' goal tally first.''

References

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view Sayavutthi's superb bicycle kick goal
1986 births Living people People from Vientiane Laotian men's footballers Laos men's international footballers Yotha F.C. players Laotian expatriate men's footballers Laotian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Laos Sportspeople banned for life {{Laos-footy-bio-stub