Tanasith Siripala (Thai: ธนาสิทธิ์ ศิริผลา; born 9 August 1995), simply known as Tao (Thai: เต๋า), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Port.[1] Tanasith is affectionately dubbed "Taodinho" by Thai supporters[2][3] for his resemblance to the Brazilian star Ronaldinho.

Tanasith Siripala
Personal information
Full name Tanasith Siripala
Date of birth (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Port
Number 99
Youth career
2010–2011 Bangkok Glass
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Bangkok Glass 59 (5)
2012Rangsit (loan) 5 (3)
2016–2019 Suphanburi 76 (6)
2020– Port 16 (1)
2023Prachuap (loan) 10 (3)
International career
2012–2014 Thailand U19 5 (1)
2016 Thailand U21 2 (0)
2015–2018 Thailand U23 16 (5)
Medal record
Thailand under-21
Nations Cup
Winner Nations Cup 2016 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2018

Early life

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Thanasit Siriphala was born in Khemarat District, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. He regularly played football as a child, and moved to Bangkok for studied and played football at Pensmith School. In this school he played in tournament Asian schools football U-15 championship 2010 at indonesia

Club career

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Bangkok Glass

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Tanasith Siripala has signed for Bangkok Glass as a trainee in 2010 and played for a youth team. He began his professional career in 2012 at the age of 16, Tanasith was being loaned out by the club in same year to Rangsit to gain experience and toughen up in Khǒr Royal Cup. He made his professional football debut on 9 January 2012 in 1–1 draw against Dhurakij Pundit University F.C.

on 13 January 2012 Tanasith scored his first goal In 1–0 win over Army Welfare Department F.C. At Rangsit F.C. he played 5 games and scored 3 goals, helping the club gain promotion to Regional League Division 2 (Bangkok & Field Region) as Khǒr Royal Cup champion.

Tanasith returned to Bangkok Glass in 2012 Thai Premier League and finally made his league debut for Bangkok Glass on 7 April 2012, in a 2–0 win over Police United at Leo Stadium. He played 9 games for Bangkok Glass in the league that season and they finished eighth.

In 2013 season at the age of 17, he made his first goal for Bangkok Glass on 28 September 2013 in Thai Premier League 5–1 win over TOT

International career

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In 2016 Tanasith Siripala was selected in Thailand U23 squad for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar.

International goals

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under-19

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 October 2014 Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar   Iran 1–1 2–1 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

under-23

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 4, 2015 Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium, Thailand   Chinese Taipei 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2. March 23, 2017 UAE Football Association Stadium, UAE   Malaysia 4–0 4–0 2017 Dubai Cup
3. March 26, 2017 Police Officers' Club Stadium, UAE   China 1–2 1–2 2017 Dubai Cup
4. 31 May 2018 PTIK Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Indonesia 1–2 1–2 Friendly
5. 10 August 2018 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand     Nepal 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

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Clubs

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Bangkok Glass

International

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Thailand U-23
Thailand U-21

References

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  1. ^ "เต๋าดินโญ่ ปลื้ม คอสต้า ทั้งการจบสกอร์และมาดกวนๆ". smmsport. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Thanasit Siriphala - The Thailand Rising Star". journalseagames. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Goal's Top 20 Southeast Asian Rising Stars: Thanasit Siriphala - Thailand". Goal.com. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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