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Chan Vathanaka

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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chan Vathanaka <br> ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា
| image = File:Chan vathanaka 2013-11-04 11-18.jpg
| caption = Vathanaka in 2013
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Chan Vathanaka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kampot Province|Kampot]], [[Cambodia]]
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (Association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2010
| youthclubs1 = [[Svay Rieng FC|Svay Rieng]]
| years1 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = [[Svay Rieng FC|Svay Rieng]]
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2012–2017
| clubs2 = [[Boeung Ket FC|Boeung Ket]]
| caps2 = 90
| goals2 = 116
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → [[Fujieda MYFC]] (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = [[Pahang FA|Pahang]]
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = [[Boeung Ket FC|Boeung Ket]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 =2019−
| clubs6 = [[CIA First Eagle]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 =2020
| clubs7 = [[FC Barcelona]]
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 =2021
| clubs8 = [[Manchester United]]
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Cambodia national under-20 football team|Cambodia U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2015
| nationalteam2 = [[Cambodia national under-23 football team|Cambodia U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 25
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2013–
| nationalteam3 = [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 45
| nationalgoals3 = 16
| club-update = 5 May 2018
| nationalteam-update = 12 October 2018
}}

'''Chan Vathanaka''' ([[Khmer language|Khmer]]: [[:km:ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា|ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា]]; born 23 January 1994), simply known as CV11, is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] in the [[Cambodian League]] which he serves as a team captain and [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia national team]].

==Club career==
===Preah Khan Reach===
Vathanaka played for the senior team of [[Preah Khan Reach F.C.]] during the 2011–12 season.

===Boeung Ket Angkor===
Vathanaka signed a contract with Boeung Ket Angkor in 2012.

Season 2015 On 1 August 2015 Vathanaka scored all six goals in a 6-0 win over [[Asia Europe University|Asia Europe United]]. Impressively, this was not even his best accomplishment; in a 12-2 over [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] on 11 July 2015 Vathanaka scored eight goals, the highest tally for a Cambodian-born player in the league, as well as giving him 16 goals in the first 8 games of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noveanto |first=Eric |title=Vathanaka’s six-goal Boeung Ket Angkor marvel in Cambodian league|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/07/29/post5919/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=29 July 2015 |accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref>

In the semifinals of the [[2015 Mekong Club Championship]] Vathanaka scored all three goals in a 3-2 win over [[Becamex Bình Dương F.C.|Becamex Bình Dương]], putting [[Boeung Ket Angkor]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noveanto |first=Eric |title=Vathanaka’s hat-trick hands Boeung Ket 3-2 win over Binh Duong|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/07/post8320/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=7 December 2015 |accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref> Although Boeung Ket Angkor lost in the final to [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]], Vathanaka finished the tournament as the highest goalscorer, with five goals, and was also named best player.

Vathanaka finished the 2015 league season with 35 goals, a total of 55 goals in all competitions including national and club, the most of any Southeast Asian player.<ref name="5 Facts">{{cite web|last=Tien|first=Edward|title=Five facts about Cambodia’s talisman Chan Vathanaka|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/11/02/post7572/3/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=2 November 2015 |accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>

In his first start of the 2016 season Vathanaka scored a hat-trick in under five minutes as [[Boeung Ket Angkor]] beat [[CMAC FC]] 6-0.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vorajee |first=Ismail |title=Vathanaka Nets Three in CMAC Mauling|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/07/post8320/|publisher=Khmer Times|date=6 March 2016|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>

In a match against [[Svay Rieng Football Club|Svay Rieng]] on 21 May 2016 Vathanaka scored goals in the 85th, 89th, and 90+3rd minute as his team came from behind to win 3-1. The first goal, an audacious left-foot volley from a cross, was touted of one of the goals of the [[2016 Cambodian League|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Vorajee |first=Ismail |title=Cambodian C-League Round 8: Vathanaka stars as Boeung Ket keep pressure on leaders Army|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/05/24/post11244/|work=Football Channel Asia|date=24 May 2016|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>

Vathanaka finished the [[2016 Cambodian League]] as the top scorer for the second consecutive year with 22 goals, as his team Boeung Ket Angkor dramatically won the title on the last match day by a single point.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan Vathanaka crowned 2016 Cambodian League’s top scorer|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/09/13/post12462/|work=Football Channel Asia|date=13 September 2016|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref>

===Fujiyeda MYFC===
During the 2016 season, Vathanaka was loaned out to the J3 League team. Donning his iconic number 11 shirt, Vathanaka didn't start a single game during his loan spell there, making only a single last minute substitution.

===Pahang FA===
In December 2017 Vathanaka signed for [[Pahang FA]] for the upcoming [[2018 Malaysia Super League|season]] after a disappointing spell in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambodia ace Chan Vathanaka joins Malaysia's Pahang from Japan|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3314804/cambodia-ace-chan-vathanaka-joins-malaysias-pahang-from-japan|first=Paul|last=Murphy|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|date=16 December 2017|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> He has since been released from [[Pahang FA]] to be replaced by Issey Nakajima in an [http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/malaysia-super-league/879160/pahang-release-chan-vathanaka-issey-nakajima-in-amutu-replace-forkey-doe/ article] by [[Fox Sports Asia|FOX Sports Asia]].

==International career==
He made his senior international debut on 22 March 2013 in a [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] match against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-2014-cup-schedule-results.html?fixtureid=7262&stageid=284&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC CHALLENGE CUP 2014 |publisher=the-afc.com |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref>

Vathanaka played an important part in Cambodia's campaign in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|2018 World Cup qualification]]. In the first qualifying game he came off the bench to score two goals, the second a thunderous free-kick, in a 3-0 home win over [[Macau national football team|Macau]].<ref>{{cite news|author=H S Manjunath and Sreng Meng Srun|title=Cambodia storms past Macau 3-0 in World Cup qualifier |url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/cambodia-storms-past-macau-3-0-world-cup-qualifier|publisher=[[The Phnom Penh Post]] |date=13 March 2015 |accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> On 28 July 2016 Vathanaka scored a goal by his free-kick between the match Cambodia and Singapore in a friendly match.[[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] won their match with [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] again after [[1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament|Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]] in 1972.

He was part of the [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodian national team]] for the [[2016 AFF Championship]]. He scored two goals against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016AFFSuzukiCup-Match003.pdf|title=Malaysia vs Cambodia Report}}</ref>

==Club statistics==
''Updated 4 February 2018''.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 259 out of 289)</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2017 J3 League|2017]]||rowspan="1"|[[Fujieda MYFC]]||rowspan="1"|[[J3 League]]||1||0||1||0||2||0
|-
! colspan=3 |Malaysia
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Malaysia Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2018 Malaysia Super League|2018]]||rowspan="1"|[[Pahang FA|Pahang]]||rowspan="1"|[[Malaysia Super League|Super League]]||10||1||2||0||12||1
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!11||1||3||0||14||1
|}

===International===
{{updated|29 March 2018}}<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/51893.html |title=Chan Vathanaka |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8" valign="center"|[[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]
|-
|2013||2||0
|-
|2014||6||2
|-
|2015||6||2
|-
|2016||14||6
|-
|2017||9||3
|-
|2018||2||1
|-
!Total||39||14
|}

===International goals===
===Senior===
:''Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan="8"|'''Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan=2| 8 October 2014 || rowspan=2|[[Taipei Municipal Stadium]], [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|2–0 || rowspan=2| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. ||align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 3. || rowspan=2| 12 March 2015 || rowspan=3|[[Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium]], [[Phnom Penh]], [[Cambodia]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|3–0 || rowspan=2| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4. ||align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 5. || rowspan=1| 28 July 2016 || rowspan=1| {{fb|SIN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–1 || rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 6. || rowspan=1| 1 September 2016 || rowspan=1| [[Mong Kok Stadium]], [[Mong Kok]], [[Hong Kong]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|'''2'''–3 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–4
|-
| 7. || rowspan=2| 21 October 2016 || rowspan=2| Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || rowspan=2| {{fb|TLS}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|3–2 || rowspan=2| [[2016 AFF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 8. ||align=center|'''3'''–2
|-
| 9. || rowspan=2| 20 November 2016 || rowspan=2| [[Thuwunna Stadium]], [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|MAS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|2–3 || rowspan=2| [[2016 AFF Championship]]
|-
| 10. ||align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
| 11. || rowspan=1| 22 March 2017 || rowspan=2 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || rowspan=1| {{fb|IND}} || align=center|'''2'''–3 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–3 || rowspan=1| Friendly
|-
| 12. || rowspan=1| 5 September 2017 || rowspan=1| {{fb|VIE}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=1 align=center|1–2 || rowspan=1| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 13. || rowspan=1| 5 October 2017 || [[Patriot Stadium (Indonesia)|Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium]], [[Bekasi]], [[Indonesia]]|| {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || rowspan=1 align=center|1–3 || rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 14. || 12 October 2018 || Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || {{fb|TLS}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|2–2
|-
| 15. || 12 November 2018 || [[Mandalarthiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], Myanmar || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–4 || rowspan=2 |[[2018 AFF Championship]]
|-
| 16. || 20 November 2018 || Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || {{fb|LAO}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|3–1
|}

===Under-23===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan="8"|'''Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia U23'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1. ||rowspan="2"| 22 March 2015 ||rowspan="2"|[[Jurong West]], [[Singapore]] ||rowspan="2"| {{fbu|23|Singapore}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 ||rowspan=2 align=center|2–2 || rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|2. || align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
|3. ||rowspan="2"| 31 March 2015 ||rowspan="2"|[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] ||rowspan="2"| {{fbu|23|Philippines}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan=2 align=center| 3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification]]
|-
|4. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
|5. || 3 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Philippines}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center|3–1 || rowspan="3"|[[2015 Southeast Asian Games]]
|-
|6. || 8 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Singapore}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center|3–1
|-
|7. || 10 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Myanmar}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center|3–3
|-
|}

==Awards==

===Individual===
*2012 Cambodia Best Young Player of the Year
*2013 [[Hun Sen Cup]] Golden Boot
*2014 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2015 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2015 [[Cambodian League]] Golden Boot
*2015 [[Mekong Club Championship]]: Most Valuable Player
*2016 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2016 [[Cambodian League]] Golden Boot
*2017 [[Football Federation of Cambodia|FFC]] Best Player of The Year

===Club===
;Boeung Ket Angkor
* [[Cambodian League]]: 2016
* [[Cambodian League]]: 2015 Runner-up
* [[2015 Mekong Club Championship]]: Runner up
*

==Personal life==
Since October 2015 Vathanaka has celebrated goals by kissing a tattoo on his right arm. The tattoo is a memorial to his parents and family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why does Vathanka kissing the hand behind after goal|url=http://news.sabay.com.kh/article/597148|work=Sabay News |author=Pu Sam|date=18 January 2016 |accessdate=17 March 2016 |language=Khmer}}</ref> Vathanaka also has a passion for karaoke and music; when he was injured in September 2015 he spent seven hours singing and recording songs with Cambodian singer [[Meas Soksophea]].<ref name="5 Facts"/>

In January 2016 Vathanaka became a goodwill ambassador for the cellphone company [[Telecommunications in Cambodia#List of mobile networks|SEATEL]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan Vathanaka to become an official goodwill ambassador for SEATEL |url=http://news.sabay.com.kh/article/591193|work=Sabay News |author=Mony Phearum|date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=17 March 2016 |language=Khmer}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat|Chan Vathanaka}}
* [http://myfc.co.jp/player/20140623/768/ Profile at Fujieda MYFC]
* {{FIFA|389077}}
* {{Soccerway|chan-vathanaka/289167}}

{{Pahang FA squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vathanaka, Chan}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
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[[Category:Cambodia international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Svay Rieng FC players]]
[[Category:Boeung Ket Rubber Field players]]
[[Category:Fujieda MYFC players]]
[[Category:J3 League players]]
[[Category:Cambodian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:Cambodian expatriate sportspeople in Japan]]

Chan Vathanaka

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chan Vathanaka <br> ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា
| image = File:Chan vathanaka 2013-11-04 11-18.jpg
| caption = Vathanaka in 2013
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Chan Vathanaka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kampot Province|Kampot]], [[Cambodia]]
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (Association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2010
| youthclubs1 = [[Svay Rieng FC|Svay Rieng]]
| years1 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = [[Svay Rieng FC|Svay Rieng]]
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2012–2017
| clubs2 = [[Boeung Ket FC|Boeung Ket]]
| caps2 = 90
| goals2 = 116
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → [[Fujieda MYFC]] (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = [[Pahang FA|Pahang]]
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = [[Boeung Ket FC|Boeung Ket]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 =2019−
| clubs6 = [[CIA First Eagle]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 =2020
| clubs7 = [[FC Barcelona]]
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Cambodia national under-20 football team|Cambodia U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2015
| nationalteam2 = [[Cambodia national under-23 football team|Cambodia U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 25
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2013–
| nationalteam3 = [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 45
| nationalgoals3 = 16
| club-update = 5 May 2018
| nationalteam-update = 12 October 2018
}}

'''Chan Vathanaka''' ([[Khmer language|Khmer]]: [[:km:ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា|ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា]]; born 23 January 1994), simply known as CV11, is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC|Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] in the [[Cambodian League]] which he serves as a team captain and [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia national team]].

==Club career==
===Preah Khan Reach===
Vathanaka played for the senior team of [[Preah Khan Reach F.C.]] during the 2011–12 season.

===Boeung Ket Angkor===
Vathanaka signed a contract with Boeung Ket Angkor in 2012.

Season 2015 On 1 August 2015 Vathanaka scored all six goals in a 6-0 win over [[Asia Europe University|Asia Europe United]]. Impressively, this was not even his best accomplishment; in a 12-2 over [[Kirivong Sok Sen Chey]] on 11 July 2015 Vathanaka scored eight goals, the highest tally for a Cambodian-born player in the league, as well as giving him 16 goals in the first 8 games of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noveanto |first=Eric |title=Vathanaka’s six-goal Boeung Ket Angkor marvel in Cambodian league|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/07/29/post5919/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=29 July 2015 |accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref>

In the semifinals of the [[2015 Mekong Club Championship]] Vathanaka scored all three goals in a 3-2 win over [[Becamex Bình Dương F.C.|Becamex Bình Dương]], putting [[Boeung Ket Angkor]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noveanto |first=Eric |title=Vathanaka’s hat-trick hands Boeung Ket 3-2 win over Binh Duong|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/07/post8320/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=7 December 2015 |accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref> Although Boeung Ket Angkor lost in the final to [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]], Vathanaka finished the tournament as the highest goalscorer, with five goals, and was also named best player.

Vathanaka finished the 2015 league season with 35 goals, a total of 55 goals in all competitions including national and club, the most of any Southeast Asian player.<ref name="5 Facts">{{cite web|last=Tien|first=Edward|title=Five facts about Cambodia’s talisman Chan Vathanaka|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/11/02/post7572/3/|work=Football Channel Asia |date=2 November 2015 |accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>

In his first start of the 2016 season Vathanaka scored a hat-trick in under five minutes as [[Boeung Ket Angkor]] beat [[CMAC FC]] 6-0.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vorajee |first=Ismail |title=Vathanaka Nets Three in CMAC Mauling|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2015/12/07/post8320/|publisher=Khmer Times|date=6 March 2016|accessdate=17 March 2016}}</ref>

In a match against [[Svay Rieng Football Club|Svay Rieng]] on 21 May 2016 Vathanaka scored goals in the 85th, 89th, and 90+3rd minute as his team came from behind to win 3-1. The first goal, an audacious left-foot volley from a cross, was touted of one of the goals of the [[2016 Cambodian League|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Vorajee |first=Ismail |title=Cambodian C-League Round 8: Vathanaka stars as Boeung Ket keep pressure on leaders Army|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/05/24/post11244/|work=Football Channel Asia|date=24 May 2016|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>

Vathanaka finished the [[2016 Cambodian League]] as the top scorer for the second consecutive year with 22 goals, as his team Boeung Ket Angkor dramatically won the title on the last match day by a single point.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan Vathanaka crowned 2016 Cambodian League’s top scorer|url=http://footballchannel.asia/2016/09/13/post12462/|work=Football Channel Asia|date=13 September 2016|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref>

===Fujiyeda MYFC===
During the 2016 season, Vathanaka was loaned out to the J3 League team. Donning his iconic number 11 shirt, Vathanaka didn't start a single game during his loan spell there, making only a single last minute substitution.

===Pahang FA===
In December 2017 Vathanaka signed for [[Pahang FA]] for the upcoming [[2018 Malaysia Super League|season]] after a disappointing spell in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambodia ace Chan Vathanaka joins Malaysia's Pahang from Japan|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3314804/cambodia-ace-chan-vathanaka-joins-malaysias-pahang-from-japan|first=Paul|last=Murphy|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|date=16 December 2017|accessdate=16 December 2017}}</ref> He has since been released from [[Pahang FA]] to be replaced by Issey Nakajima in an [http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/malaysia-super-league/879160/pahang-release-chan-vathanaka-issey-nakajima-in-amutu-replace-forkey-doe/ article] by [[Fox Sports Asia|FOX Sports Asia]].

==International career==
He made his senior international debut on 22 March 2013 in a [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] match against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-2014-cup-schedule-results.html?fixtureid=7262&stageid=284&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC CHALLENGE CUP 2014 |publisher=the-afc.com |accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref>

Vathanaka played an important part in Cambodia's campaign in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|2018 World Cup qualification]]. In the first qualifying game he came off the bench to score two goals, the second a thunderous free-kick, in a 3-0 home win over [[Macau national football team|Macau]].<ref>{{cite news|author=H S Manjunath and Sreng Meng Srun|title=Cambodia storms past Macau 3-0 in World Cup qualifier |url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/cambodia-storms-past-macau-3-0-world-cup-qualifier|publisher=[[The Phnom Penh Post]] |date=13 March 2015 |accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> On 28 July 2016 Vathanaka scored a goal by his free-kick between the match Cambodia and Singapore in a friendly match.[[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] won their match with [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] again after [[1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament|Jakarta Anniversary Tournament]] in 1972.

He was part of the [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodian national team]] for the [[2016 AFF Championship]]. He scored two goals against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016AFFSuzukiCup-Match003.pdf|title=Malaysia vs Cambodia Report}}</ref>

==Club statistics==
''Updated 4 February 2018''.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 259 out of 289)</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2017 J3 League|2017]]||rowspan="1"|[[Fujieda MYFC]]||rowspan="1"|[[J3 League]]||1||0||1||0||2||0
|-
! colspan=3 |Malaysia
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Malaysia Cup]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2018 Malaysia Super League|2018]]||rowspan="1"|[[Pahang FA|Pahang]]||rowspan="1"|[[Malaysia Super League|Super League]]||10||1||2||0||12||1
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!11||1||3||0||14||1
|}

===International===
{{updated|29 March 2018}}<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/51893.html |title=Chan Vathanaka |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8" valign="center"|[[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]
|-
|2013||2||0
|-
|2014||6||2
|-
|2015||6||2
|-
|2016||14||6
|-
|2017||9||3
|-
|2018||2||1
|-
!Total||39||14
|}

===International goals===
===Senior===
:''Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan="8"|'''Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan=2| 8 October 2014 || rowspan=2|[[Taipei Municipal Stadium]], [[Taipei]], [[Chinese Taipei]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|2–0 || rowspan=2| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. ||align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 3. || rowspan=2| 12 March 2015 || rowspan=3|[[Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium]], [[Phnom Penh]], [[Cambodia]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|3–0 || rowspan=2| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4. ||align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 5. || rowspan=1| 28 July 2016 || rowspan=1| {{fb|SIN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–1 || rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 6. || rowspan=1| 1 September 2016 || rowspan=1| [[Mong Kok Stadium]], [[Mong Kok]], [[Hong Kong]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|'''2'''–3 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–4
|-
| 7. || rowspan=2| 21 October 2016 || rowspan=2| Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || rowspan=2| {{fb|TLS}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|3–2 || rowspan=2| [[2016 AFF Championship qualification]]
|-
| 8. ||align=center|'''3'''–2
|-
| 9. || rowspan=2| 20 November 2016 || rowspan=2| [[Thuwunna Stadium]], [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|MAS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center|2–3 || rowspan=2| [[2016 AFF Championship]]
|-
| 10. ||align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
| 11. || rowspan=1| 22 March 2017 || rowspan=2 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || rowspan=1| {{fb|IND}} || align=center|'''2'''–3 || rowspan=1 align=center|2–3 || rowspan=1| Friendly
|-
| 12. || rowspan=1| 5 September 2017 || rowspan=1| {{fb|VIE}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=1 align=center|1–2 || rowspan=1| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round|2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 13. || rowspan=1| 5 October 2017 || [[Patriot Stadium (Indonesia)|Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium]], [[Bekasi]], [[Indonesia]]|| {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || rowspan=1 align=center|1–3 || rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 14. || 12 October 2018 || Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || {{fb|TLS}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|2–2
|-
| 15. || 12 November 2018 || [[Mandalarthiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], Myanmar || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–4 || rowspan=2 |[[2018 AFF Championship]]
|-
| 16. || 20 November 2018 || Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || {{fb|LAO}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|3–1
|}

===Under-23===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!colspan="8"|'''Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia U23'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1. ||rowspan="2"| 22 March 2015 ||rowspan="2"|[[Jurong West]], [[Singapore]] ||rowspan="2"| {{fbu|23|Singapore}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 ||rowspan=2 align=center|2–2 || rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|2. || align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
|3. ||rowspan="2"| 31 March 2015 ||rowspan="2"|[[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] ||rowspan="2"| {{fbu|23|Philippines}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan=2 align=center| 3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification]]
|-
|4. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
|5. || 3 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Philippines}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center|3–1 || rowspan="3"|[[2015 Southeast Asian Games]]
|-
|6. || 8 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Singapore}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center|3–1
|-
|7. || 10 June 2015 || [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|Myanmar}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center|3–3
|-
|}

==Awards==

===Individual===
*2012 Cambodia Best Young Player of the Year
*2013 [[Hun Sen Cup]] Golden Boot
*2014 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2015 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2015 [[Cambodian League]] Golden Boot
*2015 [[Mekong Club Championship]]: Most Valuable Player
*2016 [[Cambodian League]] Most Valuable Player
*2016 [[Cambodian League]] Golden Boot
*2017 [[Football Federation of Cambodia|FFC]] Best Player of The Year

===Club===
;Boeung Ket Angkor
* [[Cambodian League]]: 2016
* [[Cambodian League]]: 2015 Runner-up
* [[2015 Mekong Club Championship]]: Runner up
*

==Personal life==
Since October 2015 Vathanaka has celebrated goals by kissing a tattoo on his right arm. The tattoo is a memorial to his parents and family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why does Vathanka kissing the hand behind after goal|url=http://news.sabay.com.kh/article/597148|work=Sabay News |author=Pu Sam|date=18 January 2016 |accessdate=17 March 2016 |language=Khmer}}</ref> Vathanaka also has a passion for karaoke and music; when he was injured in September 2015 he spent seven hours singing and recording songs with Cambodian singer [[Meas Soksophea]].<ref name="5 Facts"/>

In January 2016 Vathanaka became a goodwill ambassador for the cellphone company [[Telecommunications in Cambodia#List of mobile networks|SEATEL]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chan Vathanaka to become an official goodwill ambassador for SEATEL |url=http://news.sabay.com.kh/article/591193|work=Sabay News |author=Mony Phearum|date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=17 March 2016 |language=Khmer}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat|Chan Vathanaka}}
* [http://myfc.co.jp/player/20140623/768/ Profile at Fujieda MYFC]
* {{FIFA|389077}}
* {{Soccerway|chan-vathanaka/289167}}

{{Pahang FA squad}}

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