 Kawin in November 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kawin Thamsatchanan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Assumption College Thonburi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Rajpracha | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2018 | Muangthong United | 247 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | OH Leuven | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | →Port (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Muangthong United | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 294 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Thailand U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Thailand U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Thailand U23 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Thailand U23 (wildcard) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | Thailand | 64 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kawin Thamsatchanan (Thai:กวินทร์ ธรรมสัจจานันท์,pronounced[kā.wīntʰām.sàt.t͡ɕāː.nān]; born 26 January 1990) is a Thai retired[1][2] professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper.[3][4]
Born inBangkok, Kawin began his youth career in 2006 withRajpracha, making his senior debut in 2007.
In 2008, defendingThai division 2 championsMuangthong United signed Kawin at the age of 18. In his first season withMuangthong United, he secured his first-team status and helped the club win thedivision 1 title that season. After Muangthong's promotion to theThai Premier League for the 2009–2010 season, Kawin led the team to win the top division title two years in a row, 2009 and 2010.
In October 2010,Bryan Robson, aManchester United legend and Thailand's national team head coach at the time, spoke to United's goalkeeping coach,Eric Steele, suggesting he take a look at Kawin.[5] However, Kawin broke his wrist, causing him to be out of action for months, ending his hopes of going on trial atManchester United.
At the start of the 2013 season, while competing in the2013 Lunar New Year Cup, Kawin collided againstChris Dickson. He suffered a broken shin, which kept him out for 7 months. After returning to the pitch in the second leg of the Thai Premier League, he dislocated his shoulder and tore ligaments in a match againstTOT S.C., ending his season.[6]
Kawin was named man of the match againstJohor Darul Ta'zim in the second round of the2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs, saving all three of Johor's spot kicks in the penalty shoot-out.[7]
In 2018, Kawin completed his move to Europe by joiningOH Leuven in theBelgian First Division B on a five-year contract.[8][9] The deal was formally announced on January 10, 2018.[10] Kawin, who wore the number 16 jersey, quickly became Leuven's first-choice goalkeeper, a position previously held byNick Gillekens. After an outstanding performance in a 1-1 draw againstBeerschot Wilrijk, Kawin was named in the Proximus League's Matchday 27 team of the week along with teammateJarno Libert.[11] In October 2018, Kawin suffered a foot injury which has kept him on the sidelines for months, allowingLaurent Henkinet to take up the position as first-choice goalkeeper. While Gillekens' contract was not prolonged after the 2018-19 season, OH Leuven signed international goalkeeperDarren Keet, who has since become the second choice goalkeeper behind Henkinet, bumping Thamsatchanan into third.
On 4 February 2020, it was announced that Kawin had joined clubHokkaido Consadole Sapporo on a season-long loan deal.[12] He would eventually not play a single match for the team and returned to OH Leuven at the end of 2021.[13]
Meanwhile at OH Leuven, the goalkeeper situation had changed completely: both Laurent Henkinet and Darren Keet had left the club and two new goalkeepers had been signed mid-2020:Rafael Romo andDaniel Iversen. With Iversen returning to Leicester City due to lack of playing time, only Romo and youngsterOregan Ravet remained and Kawin was soon reinstated as second-choice goalkeeper behind Romo. On 11 April 2021, in the penultimate game of the season againstCercle Brugge, Kawin was brought on as a replacement for an injured Romo at half-time, becoming the first Thai to play in the Belgian league.[14] It would prove to be his only match that season, as Romo returned to play the final match of the season. During the 2021 summer transfer window, OH Leuven loanedRúnar Alex Rúnarsson, demoting Kawin back to third-choice. He did not appear on the match sheet in any match during the first half of the 2021–22 season and being deemed surplus, he was allowed to play at the2020 AFF Championship towards the end of 2021, a tournament which he played part of the first leg of the final. Subsequently, Kawin was loaned out on 4 January 2022, when it was announced that he had joined clubPort on a loan deal.[15]
Upon joiningPort, Kawin was given the shirt number 1.[16] In the2021-22 Thai League 1, he played 7 appearances for the club.[17]
On 9 August 2022, it was announced that Kawin has back joined club Muangthong United, along with wearing shirt number 26.[18]
On 17 June 2024, Kawin announced his retirement from 17 years of professional football. Kawin intends to quit playing football with the last team he was attached to,Muangthong United. Kawin played professional football, his last match in a game with Muangthong United versusBG Pathum United in2024 Thai League Cup final on June 16, 2024.[19][20][21]
Kawin had debut his first senior caps in2010 King's Cup againstSingapore atNakhon Ratchasima province. Recently, under the management ofWinfried Schafer, Kawin has been dropped to a substitution ofSintaweechai Hathairattanakool. He was the starting goalkeeper of the tournament in the2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.
He representedThailand U23 in the2013 Southeast Asian Games. Kawin was the flag bearer forThailand in the2014 Asian Games, and was the captain ofThailand U23 in the tournament. Kawin was one of the overaged players playing in the2014 Asian Games.
Kawin was part ofThailand's squad that won the2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.
In December 2018, it was announced that Kawin would be part of theThailand that would compete in the2019 AFC Asian Cup. However, due to an injury, he sustained in October while playing forOH Leuven, Kawin was forced to withdraw just 2 weeks prior to the tournament. He came back in the drawn match against Vietnam.
ABuddhist,[22][23] Kawin attendedAssumption College Thonburi in high school and graduated fromAssumption University with a bachelor in Business Administration. In September 2013, V. Vachiramethi, a famous Thai monk, advised him to add two Thai characters to his name, thus changing its spelling from กวิน to กวินทร์ (meaning "a great and powerful man") while retaining the pronunciation.[24]
Kawin is good friends with former national team captainPanupong Wongsa and his idols areOliver Kahn[25] andSinthaweechai Hathairattanakool.
Rajpracha
Muangthong United
Thailand
Thailand U-23
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Silver Medalist (Seventh Class) of The Most AdmirableOrder of the Direkgunabhorn[26]
