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Ekanit Panya

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Ekanit Panya
Ekanit Panya in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ekanit Panya[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Chiang Rai, Thailand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2015 Chiangrai United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Chiangrai United 54 (7)
2017Chiangrai City (loan) 20 (3)
2018–2019Chiangmai (loan) 43 (11)
2022Chiangmai United (loan) 13 (2)
2022– Muangthong United 28 (3)
2023–Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) 14 (0)
International career
2016 Thailand U16 1 (0)
2021–2022 Thailand U23 9 (2)
2019– Thailand 23 (2)
Medal record
Thailand under-19
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner AFF U-18 Youth Championship 2017 Football
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Ekanit Panya (Thai: เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา, born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J1 League club Urawa Reds, on loan from Thai League 1 club Muangthong United, and the Thailand national team.[2][3]

Club career

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Chiangrai United

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Ekanit spent his entire youth career at Chiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015. He won the Thai League 1 title with Chiangrai United in the 2019 season.[4]

Muangthong United

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After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved to Muangthong United on a permanent transfer.

Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds

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On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to 2022 AFC Champions League champions, Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year.[5] In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2022, Ekanit came on as a substitute and in the 85th minute where he scored his first goal on his debut for the club to secured a massive 6–0 home win against Vietnamese side, Hanoi.[6]

On 20 October, Ekanit played the first match in J1 League against Kashiwa Reysol by substitution from the bench to the field in the 73rd minute of this match.[7] Ekanit became the first Thai player in FIFA Club World Cup history after he was registered by Urawa Red Diamonds to participate in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.[8]

International career

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In September 2017, he won the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with the Thailand U-19 team.[9] He was called up to the senior squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification second round in September 2019.[10] In 2022, he was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship by Head Coach Alexandré Pölking.[11]

Ekanit was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but later withdrew to focus for the club. His decision received a lot of criticism from Thai fans.[12]

Statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chiangrai United 2015 Thai League 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2016 Thai League 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Chiangrai City F.C. (loan) 2017 Thai League 4 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Chiangmai F.C. (loan) 2018 Thai League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Thai League 1 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Chiangrai United 2019 Thai League 1 12 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 15 6
2020–21 Thai League 1 18 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 27 0
2021–22 Thai League 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Total 41 5 5 0 0 0 10 1 2 0 55 6
Chiangmai United (loan) 2021–22 Thai League 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Muangthong United 2022–23 Thai League 1 28 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 33 5
Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) 2023 J1 League 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 11 1
2024 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 11 1
Career Total 135 14 9 2 4 1 14 2 2 0 161 18

International

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As of 14 October 2024[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Thailand 2019 5 1
2021 2 0
2022 5 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 1
Total 23 2

International Goals

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Senior

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Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2019 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand  United Arab Emirates 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 14 October 2024 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand  Syria 1–0 2–1 2024 King's Cup

U23

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Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U23
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 2–0 2–1 2019 Merlion Cup
2. 9 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam  Singapore 3–0 5–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games
3. 4–0

U21

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Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U21
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 July 2018 Boonyachinda Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Hong Kong 1–0 1–0 Friendly

U19

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Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U19
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 March 2017 Diamond Hill, Hong Kong  Singapore 1–2 1–3 2017 Jockey Club Tournament
2. 4 September 2017 Yangon, Myanmar  East Timor 1–0 3–0 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3. 15 September 2017  Malaysia 1–0 2–0
4. 6 November 2017 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia  Mongolia 2–5 2–5 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5. 23 March 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 2018 Dubai Cup

Honours

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Club

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Chiangrai United

Urawa Red Diamonds

International

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Thailand U-19

Thailand U-23

Thailand

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ วันของเด็ก!! เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา สุดยอดเด็กแห่ง ไทยลีก เจ้าของ2สถิติที่ย��กจะทำลาย
  3. ^ ทีมชาติไทย : เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา กระหายพิสูจน์ตัวเองหลังได้โอกาสกลับมาติดทีมชาติอีกครั้ง
  4. ^ เปิดประวัติ "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา" เด็กเชียงรายผู้เคยจารึกประวัติศาสตร์ไทยลีก
  5. ^ "Talented Ekanit set to play for J-League giants Urawa". Bangkok Post. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา เดบิวต์ดั่งฝัน! ซัดปิดกล่อง อุราวะ เรดส์ ถล่ม ฮานอย ศึกเอซีแอล". Siamsport (in Thai). 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ エカニット パンヤ選手 ムアントン ユナイテッドより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ
  8. ^ "Ekanit Panya is first Thai player in FIFA Club World Cup". SNE Sports Co. December 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา... เด็กระเบิดจากแดนล้านนา". 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. ^ "มาแล้ว "นิชิโนะ" เผย 23 แข้งพร้อมเบอร์เสื้อ "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุยคัดบอลโลก 2022". thairath. June 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "ธีรศิลป์นำทัพ สรรวัชญ์คัมแบ็ก แบโผ 24 แข้ง "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุยศึก "ชิงแชมป์อาเซียน 2022"". thairath. December 1, 2022.
  12. ^ ""แฟนบอลไทย" แห่คอมเมนต์เอกฉันท์ หลัง "เอกนิษฐ์" ถอนตัว "ทีมชาติไทย" ลุย เอเชียน คัพ 2023". thairath. January 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Ekanit Panya at National-Football-Teams.com
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