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Chan Vathanaka (Khmer: ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា; born 23 January 1994), simply known as CV11(For Cambodia national team) or CV29 (for PKNS), is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a forward and can also operate as an attacking midfielder for PKNS in the Liga Super and for the 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 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.[1]
In the semifinals of the 2015 Mekong Club Championship Vathanaka scored all three goals in a 3-2 win over Becamex Bình Dương, putting Boeung Ket Angkor in the final.[2] Although Boeung Ket Angkor lost in the final to 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.[3]
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.[4]
In a match against 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 season.[5]
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.[6]
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 season after a disappointing spell in Japan.[7] He has since been released from Pahang FA to be replaced by Issey Nakajima in an article by 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.[8]
Vathanaka played an important part in Cambodia's campaign in the 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.[9] On 28 July 2016 Vathanaka scored a goal by his free-kick between the match Cambodia and Singapore in a friendly match.Cambodia won their match with Singapore again after Jakarta Anniversary Tournament in 1972.
He was part of the Cambodian national team for the 2016 AFF Championship. He scored two goals against Malaysia in the group stage.[10]
Club statistics
Updated 4 February 2018.[11]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2017 | Fujieda MYFC | J3 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malaysia | League | Malaysia Cup | Total | |||||
| 2018 | Pahang | Super League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[12]
| Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 8 October 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 12 March 2015 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 28 July 2016 | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 6. | 1 September 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Vorlage:Fb | 2–3 | 2–4 | ||
| 7. | 21 October 2016 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vorlage:Fb | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification | |
| 8. | 3–2 | ||||||
| 9. | 20 November 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2016 AFF Championship | |
| 10. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 11. | 22 March 2017 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vorlage:Fb | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 12. | 5 September 2017 | Vorlage:Fb | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 13. | 5 October 2017 | Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia | Vorlage:Fb | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 14. | 12 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vorlage:Fb | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 15. | 12 November 2018 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2018 AFF Championship | |
| 16. | 20 November 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vorlage:Fb | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
Under-23
| Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia U23 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 22 March 2015 | Jurong West, Singapore | Vorlage:Fbu | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3. | 31 March 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Vorlage:Fbu | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
| 4. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 3 June 2015 | Kallang, Singapore | Vorlage:Fb | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Southeast Asian Games | |
| 6. | 8 June 2015 | Kallang, Singapore | Vorlage:Fb | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 7. | 10 June 2015 | Kallang, Singapore | Vorlage:Fb | 3–1 | 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 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.[13] 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.[3]
In January 2016 Vathanaka became a goodwill ambassador for the cellphone company SEATEL.[14]
References
External links
- Vorlage:FIFA
- Chan Vathanaka in der Datenbank von soccerway.com
- Vorlage:J.League player
- Profile at Fujieda MYFC
- ↑ Eric Noveanto: Vathanaka’s six-goal Boeung Ket Angkor marvel in Cambodian league. In: Football Channel Asia. 29. Juli 2015, abgerufen am 1. August 2015.
- ↑ Eric Noveanto: Vathanaka’s hat-trick hands Boeung Ket 3-2 win over Binh Duong. In: Football Channel Asia. 7. Dezember 2015, abgerufen am 17. März 2016.
- ↑ a b Edward Tien: Five facts about Cambodia’s talisman Chan Vathanaka. In: Football Channel Asia. 2. November 2015, abgerufen am 17. März 2016.
- ↑ Ismail Vorajee: Vathanaka Nets Three in CMAC Mauling, Khmer Times, 6 March 2016. Abgerufen im 17 March 2016
- ↑ Ismail Vorajee: Cambodian C-League Round 8: Vathanaka stars as Boeung Ket keep pressure on leaders Army In: Football Channel Asia, 24 May 2016
- ↑ Chan Vathanaka crowned 2016 Cambodian League’s top scorer In: Football Channel Asia, 13 September 2016. Abgerufen im 14 September 2016
- ↑ Paul Murphy: Cambodia ace Chan Vathanaka joins Malaysia's Pahang from Japan. ESPN FC, 16. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 16. Dezember 2017.
- ↑ AFC CHALLENGE CUP 2014. the-afc.com, abgerufen am 23. März 2013.
- ↑ H S Manjunath and Sreng Meng Srun: Cambodia storms past Macau 3-0 in World Cup qualifier, The Phnom Penh Post, 13 March 2015. Abgerufen im 18 July 2015
- ↑ Malaysia vs Cambodia Report.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, Vorlage:ISBN (p. 259 out of 289)
- ↑ a b Chan Vathanaka. In: National-Football-Teams.com. Abgerufen am 26. November 2016.
- ↑ Pu Sam: Why does Vathanka kissing the hand behind after goal. In: Sabay News. 18. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 17. März 2016 (Khmer).
- ↑ Mony Phearum: Chan Vathanaka to become an official goodwill ambassador for SEATEL. In: Sabay News. 11. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 17. März 2016 (Khmer).