In this Cambodian name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Vathanaka.
Chan Vathanaka
Vanthanaka in November 2013
Personal information
Date of birth
(1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth
Kampot, Cambodia
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Boeung Ket
Number
11
Youth career
2010–2011
Svay Rieng
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2011–2012
Svay Rieng
17
(10)
2012–2017
Boeung Ket
90
(116)
2017
→ Fujieda MYFC (loan)
1
(0)
2018
Pahang FA
10
(1)
2018
Boeung Ket
9
(5)
2019
PKNS
15
(2)
2019–
Boeung Ket
52
(26)
International career‡
2011
Cambodia U19
3
(0)
2012–2015
Cambodia U23
25
(11)
2013–
Cambodia
52
(19)
Khmer name
Khmer
ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា
Romanization
Can Vôḍḍhônéakâ
IPA
can ʋɔːt.tʰɔːniə.kaː
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2022
Chan Vathanaka (Khmer: ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា; born 23 January 1994) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Boeung Ket Angkor and for the Cambodia national team. He is considered as one of the greatest Cambodian players especially on international stage.
ChanVathanaka (Khmer: ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា; born 23 January 1994) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Boeung Ket Angkor...
change. At this team, the team has a lot of young talents, notably ChanVathanaka, the first ever Cambodian to play professional football outside Cambodia...
If they were excluded, the first scorer in qualification would be ChanVathanaka of Cambodia, who scored against Macau later the same day. "Road to Russia...
young talents having been introduced to the national team, such as ChanVathanaka, Prak Mony Udom, Thierry Bin, Nub Tola, and Um Sereyroth. Each has become...
Harian. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017. "Pahang release ChanVathanaka and snap up Issey Nakajima and Austin Amutu". Fox Sports Asia. 8 May...
Year Footballer Club Goals 2014 George Bisan Phnom Penh Crown 3 2015 ChanVathanaka Boeung Ket Angkor 5 2016 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham Lanexang United 3...
Hemviboon Supachai Jaided Nguyễn Công Phượng Nguyễn Quang Hải 2 goals ChanVathanaka Hlaing Bo Bo Patrick Reichelt Ikhsan Fandi Rufino Gama Phan Văn Đức...
Matches played 140 Goals scored 571 (4.08 per match) Top goalscorer ChanVathanaka (37 goals) Biggest home win Phnom Penh Crown 10-0 Western Phnom Penh...
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