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Chan Vathanaka

Chan Vathanaka (Khmer: ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា; born 23 January 1994) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Boeung Ket Angkor and for the Cambodia national team. He is considered as one of the greatest Cambodian players especially on international stage.

Chan Vathanaka
Vanthanaka in November 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthKampot, Cambodia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Boeung Ket
Number11
Youth career
2010–2011Svay Rieng
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012Svay Rieng17(10)
2012–2017Boeung Ket90(116)
2017→ Fujieda MYFC (loan)1(0)
2018Pahang FA10(1)
2018Boeung Ket9(5)
2019PKNS15(2)
2019–Boeung Ket49(25)
International career‡
2011Cambodia U193(0)
2012–2015Cambodia U2325(11)
2013–Cambodia52(19)

Khmer name
Khmerចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា
RomanizationCan Vôḍḍhônéakâ
IPAcan ʋɔːt.tʰɔːniə.kaː
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2022

Club career

Preah Khan

Vathanaka played for the senior team of Preah Khan Reach during the 2011–12 season.

Boeung Ket Angkor

Vathanaka signed a contract with Boeung Ket in 2012.

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 J3 League side Fujiyeda MYFC. 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 Archived 29 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine by FOX Sports Asia.

PKNS FC

After Vathanaka was released from Pahang FA, Vathanaka came back to Cambodia to rejoin his former club Boeung Ket Angkor.

On 18 January 2019, PKNS FC signed Vathanaka on a free contract according to an Article Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. He was given the number 29 jersey instead of number 11 in which his famous CV11 became CV29. This was by far his most successful season playing oversea where he made over 13 appearances in the Liga Super. He only made 10 appearances at Pahang FA in that same league.

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 another free kick against Singapore in a friendly match.

He was part of the Cambodia national team for the 2016 AFF Cup and scored two goals against Malaysia in the group stage. He went on to represent the Koupreys in two more AFF Cups.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 April 2024[11]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boeung Ket2013Cambodian League1711411342426
201419111911
20152237452642
201618221822
2019124124
20207171
202117131713
2023-24137137
Total12510641179136126
Fujieda MYFC2017J3 League101020
Pahang2018Super League10120121
Selangor2019Super League15211163
Total career15110981279166130

International

As of 2 December 2023[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cambodia
201320
201462
201562
2016146
201793
201883
202143
202330
Total5219

International goals

Senior

Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first.[12]
Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2014Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei1–02–0Friendly
2.2–0
3.12 March 2015Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Macau1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.2–0
5.28 July 2016  Singapore1–02–1Friendly
6.1 September 2016Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Hong Kong2–32–4
7.21 October 2016Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  East Timor2–03–22016 AFF Championship qualification
8.3–2
9.20 November 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Malaysia1–02–32016 AFF Championship
10.2–1
11.22 March 2017Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  India2–32–3Friendly
12.5 September 2017  Vietnam1–11–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13.5 October 2017Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia  Indonesia1–21–3Friendly
14.12 October 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  East Timor1–12–2
15.12 November 2018Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar  Myanmar1–01–42018 AFF Championship
16.20 November 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos1–03–1
17.9 October 2021Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain  Guam1–01–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18.15 November 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore  Laos1–03–02020 AFF Championship
19.2–0

Under-23

Chan Vathanaka – goals for Cambodia U23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 March 2015Jurong West, Singapore  Singapore1–12–2Friendly
2.2–1
3.31 March 2015Bangkok, Thailand  Philippines1–03–12016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
4.2–0
5.3 June 2015Kallang, Singapore  Philippines3–13–12015 Southeast Asian Games
6.8 June 2015Kallang, Singapore  Singapore1–23–1
7.10 June 2015Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar3–13–3

Honours

Club

Boeung Ket

Individual

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

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