Sumanya Purisai ( th, สุมัญญา ปุริสาย, born 5 December 1986) is a Thai professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Uthai Thani Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of the Uthai Thani Province, in the upper central region of the country. It includes the entire '' tambon'' Uthai Mai of Mueang Uthai Thani d ...

Club career

Purisai played for Osotsapa in the

2007 AFC Champions League The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds became champions for the first time, beating ...

group stages, scoring one goal. Purisai moved to

Buriram FC Songkhla United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลสงขลา ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Songkhla Province. History 2009–2011 Buriram or early years The club was founded i ...

in 2011, and won the

2011 Thai Division 1 League 2011 Thai League Division 1 is the 14th season of the League since its establishment in 1997. It is the feeder league for the Thai Premier League. A total of 18 teams will compete in the league. League expansion It was announced at the end of the ...

with them. After that he moved to Buriram United FC, expectations were high for him in Buriram United. He was not very successful with Buriram United, resulting in a move to Chainat Hornbill. Purisai was Chainat Hornbill's starting eleven, he regained his confidence in Chainat Hornbill. He continued to perform well in Chainat Hornbill. The

2013 Thai Premier League The 2013 Thai Premier League (also known as ''Toyota Thai Premier League'' due to the sponsorship from Toyota) is the 17th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league. It wil ...

was Purisai's year as he scored and assisted many goals for Chainat Hornbill.

International career

He played for the

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at the

2009 Southeast Asian Games ) , Nations participating = 11 , Athletes participating = 3100 , Events = 372 in 25 sports , Opening ceremony = 9 December 2009 , Closing ceremony = 18 December 2009 , Officially opened by = Choummaly Sayason ...

. He scored an unofficial penalty against

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in the

2012 King's Cup The 2012 King's Cup was the 41st edition of the tournament which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 15 January until 21 January. The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. This edition featured four teams and revert ...

He was part of the

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 9th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. It was co-hosted for group stage by Malaysia and Thailand ...

, and he replaced

Datsakorn Thonglao Datsakorn Thonglao ( th, ดัสกร ทองเหลา, , , born December 30, 1983), simply known as Go ( th, โก้, , ) is a Thai footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He was known for his deadly free kicks and set-pieces. ...

after Datsakorn suffered a groin injury during the tournament. In 2018 he was called up by Thailand national team for the

2018 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. This was the first time a new format has ...

International Goals

:''Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Buriram *

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the ...

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;Port *

Thai FA Cup The Thai FA Cup ( th, ไทยเอฟเอคัพ), known officially as The Football Association of Thailand Cup, is a football cup competition in Thailand. Thai FA Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domest ...

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;BG Pathum United *

Thai League 1 The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...

(1):

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Thailand Champions Cup The Thailand Champions Cup (continuing Kor Royal Cup, a different competition from the Thai Super Cup) is a single-game competition between the winners of previous Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup, organised by the Football Association of Thailan ...

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International

;Thailand *

AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Footbal ...

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References

External links

*
Sumanya Purisai profile
at Bangkok United website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purisai, Sumanya 1986 births Living people Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Men's association football midfielders Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai Sumanya Purisai 2019 AFC Asian Cup players