Nattawut Sombatyotha

Nattawut Sombatyotha
Personal information
Full name	Nattawut Sombatyotha
Date of birth	1 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kalasin, Thailand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Port
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2009	JMG Academy
2010	Bangkok Christian College
2011–2014	Suankularb Wittayalai School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Buriram United
2014	→ Surin City (loan)
2015	→ Navy (loan)
2016–2019	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2019	→ Chiangmai (loan)
2020–	Port
2023	→ Trat (loan)
International career‡
2011–2012	Thailand U16
2013–2014	Thailand U19
2016	Thailand U21
2016–2018	Thailand U23
Medal record
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 11 January 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2018

Nattawut Sombatyotha (Thai: ณัฐวุฒิ สมบัติโยธา) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Port. He was born in Kalasin Province, in the northeast of Thailand, before relocating to Chonburi.^[1]

Early life and career

As a child, Nattawut had a strong aversion to football until his older brother asked him to play football in order to lose weight. Gradually, he began to enjoy playing football as a sport and soon had the desire to improve. After outclassing his age group, Nattawut joined the JMG Academy and later attended the Bangkok Christian College, where he was called up to the Thailand Under-16's.^[1]

Senior career

After winning the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship with the Thailand Under-16's, he was handed a trial by Buriram United, who scouted him at the tournament.^[1] They signed him, and he was invited along with seven other Thai players to train for six months at Premier League club Leicester City's Academy.^[2] The experience affected him positively, since he claimed that it had "enriched him greatly".^[1] Afterwards, the forward was loaned to Thai third division side Surin City where he scored 5 goals in 14 outings.^[1]

International career

He won the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship with Thailand U16. In 2016 Nattawut was selected in Thailand U23 squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar. In August 2017, he won the Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand U23.

International goals

U23

Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U23
No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 August 2017	Selayang, Malaysia	Cambodia	2–0	3–0	2017 Southeast Asian Games
2.	20 August 2017	Selayang, Malaysia	Cambodia	3–0	3–0	2017 Southeast Asian Games

U21

Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U21
No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2016	Krubong, Malaysia	Vietnam	1–0	2–0	2016 Nations Cup

U16

Nattawut Sombatyotha – goals for Thailand U16
No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 July 2011	Vientiane, Laos	Indonesia	1-0	2-0	2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Honours

Club

Buriram United

International

Thailand U-23

Sea Games Gold Medal: 2017
Dubai Cup: 2017

Thailand U-21

Nations Cup: 2016

Thailand U-16

AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2011

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Nattawut Sombatyotha: The Next 'Charyl Chappuis'". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Thais train at Leicester". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

External links

Profile at Goal
Nattawut Sombatyotha at Soccerway

[fourfourtwo-1] "Nattawut Sombatyotha: The Next 'Charyl Chappuis'". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[2] "Thais train at Leicester". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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