Mika Chunuonsee

Mika Chunuonsee

Personal information
Full name	Mika Chunuonsee
Date of birth	26 March 1989 (1989-03-26) (age 22)
Place of birth	Bridgend, Wales
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right Back , Center Back , Defense Midfielder
Club information
Current club	BEC Tero Sasana
Number	16
Youth career
2005-2007	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007-2008	Bryntirion Athletic	22	(3)
2008	Neath Athletic	5	(0)
2009	Afan Lido F.C.	8	(1)
2009	Muangthong United	9	(0)
2010	Suvarnabhumi Customs	13	(0)
2011-	BEC Tero Sasana	0	(0)
National team‡
2006	Wales U-17	3	(0)
2009	Thailand U-20	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2009

Mika Chunuonsee (Thai มิก้า ชูนวลศรี) (born 26 March 1989) is a Welsh-Thai footballer.^[1]

Club career

Born in Bridgend, Wales, Chunuonsee joined Neath Athletic in July 2008 from Welsh League side Bryntirion Athletic. The talented midfielder was with Cardiff City as a scholar and spent two years, between 2005 and 2007 at Ninian Park, but he was released in August of that year.

He then spent the 2007/08 season gaining experience with Bridgend-based side Bryntirion and Neath boss Andy Dyer believes that he is now ready to make the step-up to the Welsh Premier League with the Eagles. He joined the Eagles in June 2008, just to leave them in September 2008, heading for Afan Lido F.C. ^[2] In January 2009 he scored his first goal for the club.^[3]

In July 2009, he moved to Muangthong United F.C..^[4]

International career

The youngster was born and lives in Bridgend and represented Wales at Under 17 level in the UEFA Under 17 Elite Tournament in Cyprus for matches against Spain, Cyprus and Moldova March 2006. Other players involved in that squad were Senior Welsh Internationals Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Chris Gunter, whilst Eagles team-mates Kyle Graves, Daniel Lancey and Scott Evans were also involved. He has recently been involved with the Thailand Under 20 squad.

Honours

• 2009 Thai Premier League Champions With Muangthong United F.C.

References

1. ^ Playing squad, Welsh Premier League
2. ^ neathfc.com: Mika leaves for the Lido
3. ^ afanlidofc.com: Match Report
4. ^ walesonline.co.uk: Mika jetting off to start a new life in Thailand

Persondata
Name	Chunuonsee, Mika
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	26 March 1989
Place of birth	Bridgend, Wales
Date of death
Place of death