Sieng Chanthea

Sieng Chanthea
Personal information
Full name	Sieng Chanthea
Date of birth	9 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Koh Kong, Cambodia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Boeung Ket
Number	9
Youth career
2016–2019	Bati Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Boeung Ket
2023–2024	→ Al Shahaniya (loan)
International career‡
2016–2019	Cambodia U17
2019	Cambodia U19
2019–2023	Cambodia U22
2019–2023	Cambodia U23
2019–	Cambodia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023

Sieng Chanthea (Khmer: សៀង ចន្ធា: born 9 September 2002) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Boeung Ket and the Cambodia national team. He made his senior debut in a 2–0 victory against Pakistan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 6 June 2019, becoming the youngest player to score for Cambodia and in a FIFA World Cup qualification match at the age of 16 years old.

Club career

Bati Academy

Chanthea is a product of the Football Federation of Cambodia's academy, Bati Academy.^{[citation needed]}

Boeung Ket

After an impressive display for his country, on 12 December 2019, it was announced that Chanthea would be joining Cambodian League side Boeung Ket starting in the 2020 season.^[3]

Al Shahaniya SC (loan)

Chanthea became the first Cambodian Player to join a Qatari Football Club. He joined Al Shahaniya on loan from Boeung Ket Angkor. He scored one goal in the league, before returning to his original club just after 6 months.

International career

Chanthea has represented Cambodia national football team in multiple youth and senior level. He made his senior debut in the 2–0 win against Pakistan on 6 June 2019 where he also scored his first goal as a senior player after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.

On 10 December 2019, Chanthea scored the fastest goal in the history of Southeast Asian Games. The goal was scored within 18 seconds of the start of the match against Myanmar whose marauding run ended with the ball finding the back of the net.^[4]

On 27 March 2024, Chanthea became the first Cambodian player to scored against CONCACAF opponent, Guyana during the 2024 FIFA Series.

International goal

National team

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2019	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Pakistan	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	15 December 2021	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	Laos	3–0	3–0	2020 AFF Championship
3.	2 January 2023	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand	Thailand	1–2	1–3	2022 AFF Championship
4.	11 September 2023	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Macau	1–0	4–0	Friendly
5.	11 September 2023	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Macau	2–0	4–0	Friendly
6.	26 March 2024	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Guyana	1–1	1–4	2024 FIFA Series
7.	11 June 2024	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Chinese Taipei	2–1	3–2	Friendly
8.	11 December 2024	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	1–2	1–2	2024 ASEAN Championship

U23

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 November 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	East Timor	3–0	5–0	2019 Southeast Asian Games
2.	2 December 2019		Malaysia	2–0	3–1
3.	7 December 2019		Myanmar	1–0	2–2 (5–4 p)
4.	23 October 2021	J-Village Stadium, Hirono, Japan	Hong Kong	1–0	4–2	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
5.	23 October 2021	J-Village Stadium, Hirono, Japan	Hong Kong	2–0	4–2	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
6.	14 February 2022	Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Brunei	1–0	6–0	2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship