Weerathep Pomphan

Weerathep Pomphan
	Weerathep Pomphan in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Weerathep Pomphan
Date of birth	19 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bangkok United
Number	27
Youth career
2009–2012	Sribunyanon School
2012–2015	Patumkongka School
2015–2016	Chulalongkorn University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Chamchuri United
2019–2024	Muangthong United
2024–	Bangkok United
International career‡
2022	Thailand U23 (wildcard)
2021–	Thailand
Medal record
Thailand U23
Southeast Asian Games
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Weerathep Pomphan (Thai: วีระเทพ ป้อมพันธุ์, RTGS: Wirathep Pomphan, pronounced [wīː.rā.tʰêːp pɔ̂m.pʰān]; born 19 September 1996) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team.

International career

On 12 April 2021, Weerathep was named in Thailand's 47-man preliminary squad for the 2022 World Cup qualification phase. He was also called up to play for Thailand at the 2020 AFF Championship.

In 2024, He was named in Thailand's squad for the 2024 Toyo Tires Cup against Japan and 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[1]

Personal life

He has a degree in health and physical education from Chulalongkorn University.^[2]

He is also known as 'Ajahn Ter' (Professor Ter). Ter is Weerathep's Thai customary nickname, and the honorific 'Ajahn' came from the fact that he has a teaching degree and his classy style of play.^[3]