 Chunuonsee playing forBangkok United in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Chunuonsee | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back,centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samui United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Bryntirion Athletic | 22 | (3) |
| 2008 | Neath Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Afan Lido | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Muangthong United | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Suvarnabhumi Customs | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | BEC Tero Sasana | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bangkok | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Suphanburi | 29 | (1) |
| 2014–2022 | Bangkok United | 156 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Lamphun Warriors | 26 | (1) |
| 2025– | Samui United | 4 | (3) |
| Total | 328 | (20) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Thailand | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2019 | |||
Mika Chunuonsee (Thai:มิก้า ชูนวลศรี;RTGS: Mika Chunuansi; born 26 March 1989) is a retired[2] professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back or acentre-back. Born in Wales, he plays for theThailand national team.[3]
Born inBridgend, Wales, Chunuonsee spent two years as a scholar withCardiff City before joiningBryntirion Athletic and thenNeath Athletic.[4] He joined Neath in June 2008 but departed the club in September 2008 to joinAfan Lido.[5] In January 2009 he scored his first goal for the club.[6] In July 2009, he moved toMuangthong United.[7]
Chunuonsee represented his country of birth Wales at Under 17 level in the UEFA Under 17 Elite Tournament in Cyprus for matches against Spain, Cyprus and Moldova March 2006. Other players involved in that squad were Senior Welsh InternationalsGareth Bale,Aaron Ramsey andChris Gunter, whilst Eagles team-mates Kyle Graves, Daniel Lancey and Scott Evans were also involved.[8]
In January 2015, Chunuonsee was called up byKiatisuk Senamuang to play forThailand in the2015 King's Cup. He made the first appearance in the match againstHonduras U-20 in King's Cup. However, it was not counted as the official senior cap for Thailand since the competitor was the youth team. A year later, On 3 June 2016, Chunuonsee made his official debut for Thailand national senior team inFIFA International A match after came off the bench at the 75th minute to replaceTeerasil Dangda in2016 King's Cup semi-finals againstSyria. The game ended at 2–2 after ninety minutes. Chunuonsee contributed in the penalty shoot-out and helped Thailand to advance to the final. In 2018, he was called up by Thailand national team for the2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was named for the final squad in2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Chunuonsee was born inBridgend, and moved toKo Samui with his family when he was 1 year old. He later moved back to Wales when he was 10. His father is Thai fromSurat Thani and his mother is Welsh.[9]
In November 2019, Chunuonsee marriedTaya Rogers, a Thai-American actress and super model.[10] The couple now have two children. One daughter, Mila, who was born in February 2021. One son, Jaden, born in December 2022.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Muangthong United | 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Customs United | 2010 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bangkok | 2012 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Suphanburi | 2013 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Bangkok United | 2014 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lamphun Warriors | 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 291 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 16 | |
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