Pipat Thonkanya

Pipat Thonkanya (; ) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya, is a Thai former football player. He was a forward.

In 2003, Pipat also had spells at AFC Champions League 2003 runners up BEC Tero Sasana and a spell in Vietnam with Bình Định and Đồng Tháp. He was also instrumental in PEA FC winning the 2008 Thai Premier League. In 2009, he played for Persisam Samarinda in the Indonesian Super League. At the half way stage in the 2009 Thai Premier League season, he was joint second in the top goalscorers list with 7 goals.

He scored 14 goals for the national team, including 2 goals in the 2007 Asian Cup, and was recently recalled to the national team, thanks to his good performances for Thai Port.

International career

Pipat was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad. He scored two goals in the 2007 Asian Cup for the national team in a successful campaign where they were eliminated only on goal difference from a tough group containing Australia and eventual winners Iraq. Thonkanya's goals came in the form of a brace against Oman in a 2–0 win (scoring in the 70th and 78th minutes).

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 25 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 2–1 Won King's Cup 20002. 25 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 2–1 Won King's Cup 20003. 27 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 5–1 Won King's Cup 20004. 4 April 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 5–3 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification5. 28 December 2006 Bangkok, Thailand 2–2 Draw King's Cup 20066. 30 December 2006 Bangkok, Thailand 3–1 Won King's Cup 20067. 14 January 2007 Bangkok, Thailand 4–0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship8. 24 January 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam 2–0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship9. 31 January 2007 Singapore 1–2 Lost 2007 ASEAN Football Championship10. 4 February 2007 Bangkok, Thailand 1–1 Draw 2007 ASEAN Football Championship11. 16 June 2007 Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 Won Friendly12. 12 July 2007 Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 Won Asian Cup 200713. 12 July 2007 Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 Won Asian Cup 2007

Honours

International 2000 Tiger Cup with Winners T&T Cup: 2008 Clubs Thailand Premier League 2008