Thai "Messi" Chanathip reunites with Dangda to compete for Thai League championship

SGGPO 06/22/2023 17:15

Through social media platforms on the evening of June 21, Pathum United - a club competing in the Thai National Championship (Thai League) announced the successful recruitment of star Chanathip Songkrasin.

Chanathip reunites with Dangda at Pathum United.

According to Siamsport, the contract between the two sides will last up to 3 years, with a salary of 1.8 million baht (more than 1.2 billion VND) / month. At Pathum United, the player nicknamed "Messi" of Thailand will reunite with 2 other stars in the national team, main striker Teerasil Dangda and central midfielder Sarach Yooyen. Together with Theerathon Bunmathan (currently playing for Buriram), this quartet is the main frame of Coach Kiatisak, bringing the Golden Temple team into the 3rd qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup - Asia region and winning 2 AFF Cup championships.

Also on the evening of June 21, Chanathip posted a photo of himself having dinner with members of Kawasaki Frontale, with the caption: "Thank you very much."

At the end of the 2022-23 season, Chanathip officially said goodbye to Kawasaki Frontale after 1.5 years of association. The main reason is that the Thai "Messi" no longer has a place in coach Toru Oniki's scheme. At this J-League team, the 30-year-old midfielder played 27 matches, scored 3 goals and had 3 assists. The captain of the Thai team also ended his 6-year journey playing football in Japan, when he played for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (2017-2022) and Kawasaki Frontale (2022-2023). Chanathip's peak in the Land of the Rising Sun was being in the 2018 J-League best squad and winning the 2018 Player of the Year award presented by Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

Returning to Thailand, Chanathip's goal is nothing less than winning the Thai League championship, a playground that is witnessing the dominance of Buriram United with 4 championships in the last 6 years. This midfielder once won the Thai League in 2016, playing for Muangthong United. In the 2022-23 season that just ended, Pathum United played unsuccessfully, only finishing 9th out of 18 participating teams, but still had a place in the AFC Champions League play-off round because the opponents ranked above them did not qualify.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/messi-thai-chanathip-tai-hop-dangda-de-dua-vo-dich-thai-league-post694576.html