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_2.jpg) Haiprakhon in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sasalak Haiprakhon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prakhon Chai,Buriram, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back,winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Buriram United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Surasakmontree School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Bangkok United | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Buriram United (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Buriram United | 148 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Thailand U21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Thailand U23 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Thailand | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sasalak Haiprakhon (Thai:ศศลักษณ์ ไหประโคน, born 8 January 1996) is a Thai professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back or awinger forBuriram United and theThailand national team.[2]
On 23 June 2021, Sasalak joined KoreanK League 1 side,Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on loan till the end of the season.[3]
Sasalak was subjected to racial abuse from threeUlsan Hyundai players on social media. This event led to significant controversy and criticism from fans in theSoutheast Asia region. On 12 June 2023,Park Yong-woo andLee Kyu-seong called their teammate,Lee Myung-jae 'Sasalak' or 'ASEAN Quota' because of Lee's dark skin.[4]
Ulsan Hyundai has officially apologized for the racist comments made by their players on Instagram towards Sasalak and promised to prevent a recurrence from happening again in the club. It will conduct training to eliminate all forms of discrimination against racism and thoroughly investigate the incident upon further disciplinary action. On 29 June 2023, The K League Disciplinary Committee announced a one-league match suspension and a fine of 15 millionwon.[5]
In 2018 he was called up by Thailand national team for the2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Buriram United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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