Sompong Soleb

Sompong Soleb
Personal information
Full name Sompong Soleb
Date of birth (1986-07-30) 30 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Satun, Thailand
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2003 Bangkok Christian College
2003 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Satun 59 (33)
2007 Thai Port 22 (4)
2008–2009 BBCU 43 (18)
2010–2011 Thai Port 37 (12)
2011 Buriram 11 (1)
2012–2019 Bangkok United 81 (17)
2015Port (loan) 11 (0)
2016Super Power (loan) 26 (3)
2017–2019Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (loan) 40 (9)
2019Chonburi (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Kasetsart 4 (2)
2020 Chamchuri United 18 (5)
2021 MOF Customs United 10 (3)
2021–2022 Sukhothai 16 (0)
2022–2023 Chamchuri United 17 (1)
2023 Customs United 7 (0)
International career
2006–2009 Thailand U23 16 (9)
2010–2014 Thailand 18 (2)
Medal record
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 2012
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:40, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Sompong Soleb (Thai: สมปอง สอเหลบ; born 30 July 1986), simply known as Pong (Thai: ปอง) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a forward. He debuted for the senior Thailand national football team in 2010.

He played in the 2010 Thai League Cup final and won a winner's medal after Thai Port defeated Buriram PEA F.C. 2–1.

Back in 2004, Sompong Soleb was one of three Thais selected from over 500 hopefuls to spend a year training with Everton F.C. The selection process was part of a reality TV show funded by Everton's main sponsor Chang Beer, with Everton's youth academy director Ray Hall helping judge the competition.

Club career

His career began with third division side Satun United F.C. In 2004, he participated in a football talent show. The main prize was a nine-month stay in the youth academy of the English club Everton F.C. Together with Rattapol Piyavutiskul and Teerathep Winothai he won this award.[1] In April 2005, he took part in a three weeks trial at Chester City. The club was also willing to give him a contract.[2] but it probably came from labor reasons for any contract with the club. Back in Thailand, he played until the end of 2006 for his hometown club before he moved to Thai League 1 side Port Authority in 2007. He scored only four goals in 22 matches of the 2008 season and left to Chula United F.C., for whom he plays ever since. In his first season, he scored nine goals for Chula.

After missing two easy chances in the game against Samut Songkhram FC he is known by Thai fans as "Thai Welbeck".

International career

He won the gold medal with Thailand at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.[3] He also played in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. He also took part in the 2007 Summer Universiade, hosted in Thailand and won bronze.[4] In October 2011, Sompong scored in a match against Oman in the third round of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] He also played in two AFF Cups in 2012 and 2014.

International

As of 3 April 2016[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Thailand 2010 2 0
2011 6 1
2012 6 1
2014 4 0
Total 18 2

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2011 Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand  Oman 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2. 17 November 2012 Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand  Bangladesh 1–0 5–0 International Friendly

Honours

Club

Thai Port
Buriram

International

Thailand
Thailand U-23

References

  1. ^ evertonfc.com: Bericht auf der offiziellen Webseite des FC Everton Archived 7 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ liverpoolecho.co.uk: Bericht über das Probetraining und die bevorstehende Verpflichtung
  3. ^ thaifootball.com: Kader der U-23 2007 Archived 23 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ thaifootball.com: Kader mit Bild Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.krobkruakao.com/ข่าว/44038/ทีมชาติไทย-ชนะ-โอมาน-3-0.html
  6. ^ "Sompong Soleb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2016.