Sarach Yooyen (Thai: สารัช อยู่เย็น, born 30 May 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 league club Renofa Yamaguchi, on loan from BG Pathum united and the Thailand national team.

Sarach Yooyen
Yooyen training with Thailand in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sarach Yooyen
Date of birth (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Samut Prakan, Thailand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Renofa Yamaguchi
(on loan from BG Pathum United)
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2005 Assumption Samutprakarn School
2005–2008 Assumption College Nakhonratchasima
2008–2009 Assumption College Thonburi
2009–2010 Muangthong United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020 Muangthong United 162 (9)
2011Phuket (loan) 26 (6)
2013Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) 13 (2)
2020– BG Pathum United 107 (6)
2024Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Thailand U16 18 (3)
2009–2010 Thailand U19 15 (5)
2011–2015 Thailand U23 15 (1)
2013– Thailand 83 (6)
Medal record
Thailand under-17
AFF U-17 Youth Championship
Winner AFF U-17 Youth Championship 2007 Football
Thailand under-20
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Winner AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2009 Football
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2015 Football
Thailand
AFF Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 2016
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 2020
Winner AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Club career

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BG Pathum United

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Before joining BG Pathum United in August 2020, Sarach made 162 league appearances in total at Muangthong United, scoring nine goals.

International career

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Youth

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Sarach Yooyen played for Thailand U23 in the 2011 SEA Games. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. He won the 2015 SEA Games with Thailand U23, which he captained.

Senior

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In November 2013, Yooyen debuted for Thailand playing against Kuwait in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014, 2016 2020 2022 AFF Championship consequently.[2]

Style of play

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Yooyen is usually deployed by his club and national sides as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker, due to his vision and passing accuracy.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 April 2024[1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Muangthong United 2010 Thai Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phuket (loan) 2011 Thai Division 1 League 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 6
Total 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 6
Muangthong United 2012 Thai Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) 2013 Thai Division 1 League 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Total 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Muangthong United 2014 Thai Premier League 29 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 33 2
2015 Thai Premier League 32 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
2016 Thai League 1 31 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 39 1
2017 Thai League 1 6 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 14 1
2018 Thai League 1 33 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 40 4
2019 Thai League 1 27 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
2020 Thai League 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 162 9 10 0 14 0 5 1 3 1 194 11
BG Pathum United 2020–21 Thai League 1 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
2021–22 Thai League 1 26 2 3 0 2 0 7 1 1 0 39 3
2022–23 Thai League 1 28 3 4 0 5 1 8 0 1 0 46 4
2023–24 Thai League 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 1
Total 103 6 9 0 7 1 16 1 2 0 141 8
Career total 308 23 19 0 21 1 21 2 5 1 374 27

International goals

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Senior

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Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 January 2022 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore   Indonesia 2–1 2–2 2020 AFF Championship
2. 8 June 2022 Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan   Maldives 1–0 3–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 11 December 2022 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand   Myanmar 4–0 6–0 Friendly
4. 29 December 2022 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Indonesia 1–1 1–1 2022 AFF Championship
5. 13 January 2023 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam   Vietnam 2–1 2–2
6. 16 November 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   China 1–0 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 June 2015 Bishan, Singapore   Malaysia 1–0 1–0 2015 SEA Games

Honours

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Club

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Muangthong United

BG Pathum United

International

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Thailand U-16

Thailand U-19

Thailand U-23

Thailand

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Thailand - S. Yooyen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ a b "Sarach Yooyen". National-Football-Teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Sarach Yooyen at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "All-Star XI". Instagram. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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