Ekanit Panya
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.
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| Full name | Ekanit Panya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiang Rai, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Reds (On loan from Muangthong United) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Chiangrai United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Chiangrai United | 54 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Chiangrai City (loan) | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Chiangmai (loan) | 43 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Chiangmai United (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Muangthong United | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Thailand U19 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Thailand U21 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Thailand U23 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Thailand | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Chiangrai United
Ekanit spent his entire youth career at Chiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015.
Loan to Chiangrai City
On 17 February 2017, Ekanit joined Thai League 4 side, Chiangrai City on loan till the remainder of the season.
Loan to Chiangmai
On 2 January 2018, Ekanit joined Thai League 2 club, Chiangmai on loan until July 2019.
Loan to Chiangmai United
On 2 January 2022, Ekanit joins Chiangmai United ahead of the 2021–22 Thai League 2 season.
Muangthong United
After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved to Muangthong United on a permanent transfer.
Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds
On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to 2022 AFC Champions League champions, Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year. In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2022, Ekanit came on as a substitute and in the 85' 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 FC.
On Friday 20 October, He play the first match in J1 League agains Kashiwa Reysol by substitution from the bench to the field on the 73' minute in this match.
International career
In September 2017, he won the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with the Thailand U-19 team.[1]
He was called up to the senior squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification second round in September 2019.
In 2022, he was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship by Head Coach Alexandré Pölking.
Statistics
International Goals
Senior
- Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 October 2019 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |  United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
U23
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| # | 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
| Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U21 | |||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 17 July 2018 | Boonyachinda Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
U19
| Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U19 | |||||||
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| # | 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 |  Timor-Leste | 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
Chiangrai United
Thailand U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2017
- Jockey Club Tournament: 2017
Thailand U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2021
Thailand
References
- "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา... เด็กระเบิดจากแดนล้านนา". 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- Ekanit Panya at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Ekanit Panya at Soccerway