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Mongkol Tossakrai
Personal information
Full name	Mongkol Tossakrai
Date of birth	9 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Khon Kaen, Thailand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right winger, second striker
Youth career
2000–2005	Ang Thong Sports School
2006–2008	Krung Thai Bank
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Krung Thai Bank
2009–2016	Army United
2012	→ PTT Rayong (loan)
2016–2018	Chiangrai United
2017	→ Muangthong United (loan)
2017	→ Pattaya United (loan)
2018	→ Police Tero (loan)
2019	Army United
2020	Sukhothai
2020–2021	Trat
2021–2022	Uthai Thani
2022–2023	Kasetsart
2024	Rajpracha
Total
International career‡
2013–2018	Thailand
Managerial career
2023	Ayutthaya United
2023	VRN Muangnont
Medal record
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:27, 20 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2018

Mongkol Tossakrai (Thai: มงคล ทศไกร, born May 9, 1987), simply known as Yen (Thai: เย็น), is a Thai football coach and retired^[4] player.^[5]^[6]

He was considered to have one of the top 5 goals in Matchday 13 of the Thai League 1 by FOX Sports Asia.^[7]

Club career

He played for Krung Thai Bank in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages.^[8]^[9]

International career

In 2013 Mongkol was called up to the national team by Surachai Jaturapattarapong to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. In October, 2013 he debuted for Thailand in a friendly match against Bahrain, as a substitute. On October 15, 2013 Mongkol came in as a substitute against Iran in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He scored his first international goal against Kuwait in November 2013. On November 9, 2014 Mongkol scored in a friendly match against Philippines.^[10] Mongkol was part of Thailand's winning squad at the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. He scored Thailand's first goal of the tournament in the 8th minute a 2-1 victory over hosts Singapore.^[11] Although that was the only goal he would score in the completion he was noted for his exiting play on the wings, especially in the second leg of the semi-finals against the Philippines where he constantly threatened the opponent's defense.^[12] In May 2015, he was called up to Thailand to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam.^[13]

International

As of 17 November 2018^[14]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Thailand	2013	3	1
	2014	7	2
	2015	9	2
	2016	9	2
	2017	6	3
	2018	7	0
	Total	41	10

International goals

As of match played 5 October 2017. Thailand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tossakrai goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2013	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kaifan, Kuwait	3	Kuwait	1–2	1–3	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	9 November 2014	80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	4	Philippines	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	23 November 2014	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	6	Singapore	1–0	2–1	2014 AFF Championship
4	3 September 2015	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	15	Afghanistan	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5	8 September 2015	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	16	Iraq	2–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	24 March 2016	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	20	Iraq	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	3 June 2016	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	22	Syria	2–0	2–2 (7–6 p)	2016 King's Cup
8	13 June 2017	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	29	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	14 July 2017	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	30	North Korea	1–0	3–0	2017 King's Cup
10	5 October 2017	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar	33	Myanmar	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Style of Play

He is known for his stamina, work rate, direct running, and movement off the ball. Despite his lack of technical proficiency on the ball, his style of play often results in his appearance on the scoresheet. Some of them are crucial goals for his club and country.^[15]