Kirati Keawsombat (Thai: กีรติ เขียวสมบัติ; RTGS: Kirati Khiao-sombat), simply known as Pop (Thai: ป๊อป) is a Thai retired professional footballer who plays as a striker.[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Kirati Keawsombat | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nan, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Assumption College Thonburi | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Army United | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | TOT | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Buriram United | 38 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Songkhla United (loan) | 19 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | PTT Rayong | 49 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Chonburi (loan) | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Khon Kaen United | 9 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Police Tero | 46 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Uthai Thani | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Assumption United | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Samut Prakan City | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Assumption United | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 284 | (68) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Thailand U23 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Thailand | 27 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editHis career began in Assumption College Thonburi, where he attended school. In 2007, he was hired by the former Thai Division 1 League side Army United. After the descent of the association in 2008 he moved to TOT for only one season later, his coach Pongphan Wongsuwan to follow Buriram PEA. Kirati went to Wuachon United and scored a couple of goals. In 2013, he played with PTT Rayong in the 2013 Thai Division 1 League.
International career
editFrom 2005 to 2006 he was in the squad of the U-19 national team. He was in the squad AFF U-19 Youth Championship in 2005 and also in the squad, which struggled to qualify for the U-19 Asian Cup. The team failed to qualify for the final tournament at the end. Kirati however, was not taken into account.
Since 2009 he is both part of the cadre of U-23 and the men's team. For both teams it could have been recorded inserts. Kirati is in the squad for the 25th Southeast Asia Games. In the first match against Vietnam, he scored his first goal for the U-23rd. He was part of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup and the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Style of Play
editKirati is a striker who relies on his strength, or commonly known as a target man. His stocky physique allows him to win most headers and help teammates score goals. Kirati is also known for his high work rate.
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| — | December 29, 2009 | Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Zimbabwe |
3–0 | 3–0 | Unofficial friendly |
| 1. | September 8, 2010 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India |  India |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | November 30, 2012 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | December 22, 2012 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Singapore |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Final Second Leg |
| 5. | November 18, 2014 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Isan, Thailand |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editClubs
edit- Buriram PEA
- Thai League 1 (1) : 2011
- Thai FA Cup (1) : 2011
- Thai League Cup (1) : 2011
Uthai Thani
International
edit- Thailand
References
edit- ^ "ลือสนั่น! พลังเพลิงซิว กีรติ ร่วมทัพค่าตัวทะลุ 3 ล้าน". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "กีรติซัด!ทีมสำรองจิ้งจอกอุ่นเชือดน็อตส์เค้าตี้ ปลื้มใจลงเทสต์". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ฉลามเปิดตัว'กีรติ'สัญญายืมตัว 1 ปี-เจ้าตัวลั่นไม่ผิดหวังแน่". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ขาดแคลนหอก! ฉลาม เตรียมสั่งหน้ากากให้ กีรติอุส".[dead link]
External links
edit- Kirati Keawsombat on Instagram
- Goal.com
- Players Profile - info.thscore.com
- Kirati Keawsombat at Soccerway
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