 Panya in training with Thailand in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ekanit Panya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (age 26)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiang Rai, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | BG Pathum United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Muangthong United | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | BG Pathum United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | →Ehime (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Thailand U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Thailand U23 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Thailand | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:57, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ekanit Panya (Thai:เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา; born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or awinger forThai League 1 clubBG Pathum United and theThailand national team.[2][3]
Ekanit spent his entire youth career atChiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015. He won theThai League 1 title with Chiangrai United in the2019 season.[4]
After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved toMuangthong United on a permanent transfer.
On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to2022 AFC Champions League champions,Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year.[5] In the2023–24 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 inJ1 League againstKashiwa Reysol by substitution from the bench to the field in the 73rd minute of this match.[7] Ekanit became the first Thai player inFIFA Club World Cup history after he was registered by Urawa Red Diamonds to participate in the2023 FIFA Club World Cup.[8]
In September 2017, he won the2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with theThailand U-19 team.[9] He was called up to thesenior squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification second round in September 2019.[10] In 2022, he was called up for the2022 AFF Championship by Head CoachAlexandré Pölking.[11]
Ekanit was called up for the2023 AFC Asian Cup but later withdrew to focus for the club. His decision received a lot of criticism from Thai fans.[12]
| 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 (loan) | 2017 | Thai League 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Chiangmai (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 | 9 | 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 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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