Theerathon Bunmathan


Theerathon Bunmathan is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a left back for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Thailand national team.

Club career

Domestic careers

Theerathon started almost every match for Buriram United due to his superb and consistent form. Theerathon is a major part of Buriram United's success; his free kicks assisted and scored many goals for the club. His free kick against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League qualified Buriram to the knockout phase. In the 2013 Thai Premier League Theerathon scored 3 goals against BEC Tero Sasana, Chonburi, and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.
In May 2016 it was announced that after spending six years with Buriram United he would be joining arch rivals Muangthong United the following month on a five-year contract for an all-time record for highest football transfer fee for Thai League 1 at 35 million Baht. That record was soon broken on 2 November 2016 by Tanaboon Kesarat. The transfer fee is undisclosed but it is estimated to be around 50 million Baht.

Vissel Kobe

In 2018 Theerathon was on loan to play in the J.League for one season with the club Vissel Kobe in the 2018 season, which gives Theerathon the opportunity to play with world-class footballers such as Lucas Podolski and Andres Iniesta.

Yokohama F. Marinos

In January 2019, Yokohama F. Marinos reached an agreement on loan to Theerathon from Muangthong United to play in the J.League season 2019. Hereafter, in March 2019, Theeraton started his first league match for the club in the match in which Yokohama opened the home match against former rival Kawasaki Frontale with scores 2–2.
Later, in July 2019 Theerathon was named the J.League's Best Team of the Week after which he helped the team to beat Vissel Kobe, his former team with score 2–0. On 31 August 2019, Theerathon scored the first goal in the league and in the name of the club helped Yokohama open their home defeat to Gamba Osaka with score 3–1 and on 7 December 2019, the season-ending match of J.League Theerathon scored 1 goal and assists, helping Yokohama opens the house 3–0 defeat to FC Tokyo became the first Thai player to be champions of the J.League.
In December 2019, Theerathon signed a permanent contract with Yokohama F. Marinos, making him a permanent Yokohama F. Marinos player from December 2019.

Personal life

On 24 May 2016 Theerathon married Chatrakamol Muangman in a traditional ceremony. The wedding was attended by many teammates and staff from the teams that Theerathon had played for.

Career statistics

Club

International career

Theerathon played against Saudi Arabia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and received a red card in the 90th minute. After that match he went to Indonesia to play for Thailand U-23 in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He was Thailand U-23's starter and received an early yellow card, followed by a second one a few minutes after which resulted in a red card, thus becoming the first player in Thai football to get two red cards in three days.
Theerathon's scored a penalty in a friendly match against Laos. His second international goal is a rebound from Jakkraphan Pornsai's free kick. His form in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup is very impressive combined with Anucha Kitpongsri who played on the left side of the field.
He represented Thailand U-23 at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, and is selected as captain for the tournament.
In May 2015, he captained Thailand to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Vietnam.

International goals

Under-23

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2013Chiangmai, Thailand6–0WinFriendly

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 December 2012Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–02–02012 AFF Championship
2.8 September 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 October 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–01–0Friendly
4.13 October 2015Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.8 December 2016Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–04–02016 AFF Championship
6.10 September 2019Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;Buriram United
;Muangthong United
;Yokohama F. Marinos
;Thailand U-23
;Thailand