Sittichok Paso

Sittichok Paso (, born 28 January 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Songkhla, on loan from Chonburi.

Club career Sittichok Paso was chosen from The Guardian to be 60 of the best young talents in world football in 2016 that could be the one from Southeast Asia who finally debut in Europe.

Chonburi Born in Samut Prakan province in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand, Sittichok became in sight of Witthaya Laohakul, a legendary football coach of Thailand, at the age of 12 from his superb form in the Prime Minister Cup, a regarded youth competition in Thailand. By the recommendation of Witthaya, who was then the technical director of Chonburi, Sittichok moved to study at a primary school in Chonburi in order to enter into the Chonburi academy. After impressive form during the loan spells with Sriracha and Phan Thong, he made his debut Thai Premier League in the second leg of season 2015 as a first-team player at the age of 16.

Kagoshima United (loan) At early December 2016, Sittichok, together with his teammate Worachit, participated in J-League Open Trials 2016 and performed well in that trial. His excellent performance caught the sight of Kagoshima United that offered him another trial in January 2017. By his success in this trial, Sittichok signed the loan contract from Chonburi and became a first-team member of Kagoshima United since January 24, 2017 for initially one year.

FC Ryukyu (loan) On 19 January 2021, it was announced that Sittichok had joined club FC Ryukyu on a season-long loan deal.

International career On 26 May 2022, Paso was called up to the Thailand under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

International goals Thailand U19 No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 April 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 1–1 1–2 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 2. 5 July 2018 Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia 3–0 6–0 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Thailand U23 No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2022 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1—1 2–4 2022 Dubai Cup U-23