Phathana Phommathep is an association football player who plays for Ezra F.C.. Besides Laos, he has played in Thailand.

Early life

Born in a village called Oudomvilay located in Savannakhet Province, he started playing association football as his uncle was a coach of the local side. Aged 8, Phathana joined his first team and made his way to the Korean-backed Ezra F.C.. During his time here, he attracted the interest from Lanexang United who saw him as a footballer they could build their squad around.

Career

Club

Making 1 appearance in the Mekong Cup against

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in 2016, his club viewed him as a regular starter in the 2017 season and his coach

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praised him as 'the most talented player he had seen in Lao football'. His progress as a player would be “hampered” by the disbandment of his club Lanexang United. In June 2017, he signed for Kalasin F.C. of

. In 2017, he signed for

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International

For the

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qualifiers, he was the number 25 midfielder. On June 7, 2017, the

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native made his senior team debut in a 4–0 loss to the

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International goals

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phommathep, Phathana 1999 births Living people People from Savannakhet province Laotian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Laos men's international footballers Lanexang United F.C. players Laotian expatriate men's footballers Laotian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Phathana Phommathep Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Laos