Pipat Thonkanya (Thai: พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา; RTGSPhiphat Tonkanya) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya , in Udon Thani), is a Thai former football player. He was a forward.

Pipat Thonkanya
Personal information
Full name Pipat Thonkanya
Birth name Anon Thonkanya
Date of birth (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Udon Thani, Thailand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 Udon Pittayanukoon School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Rajpracha 57 (28)
2002–2004 Bình Định 26 (12)
2005–2006 Đồng Tháp 17 (8)
2006–2007 BEC Tero Sasana 22 (7)
2007–2008 PEA 28 (9)
2008–2009 Thai Port 29 (10)
2009–2010 Persisam Putra 30 (10)
2010–2011 Buriram PEA 4 (1)
2011–2012 Osotspa Saraburi 28 (12)
2012 Suphanburi 30 (15)
2013–2014 PTT Rayong 17 (9)
2014Chiangmai (loan) 15 (5)
2015 Phuket 17 (5)
2016 Udon Thani 11 (3)
2017 Amnat United 9 (0)
2020–2021 Pattaya Discovery United 10 (1)
Total 350 (135)
International career
2000–2011 Thailand 30 (13)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Pattaya Discovery United (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2009, he played for Persisam Samarinda in the Indonesian Super League. At the half way stage in the 2009 Thai Premier League season, he was joint second in the top goalscorers list with 7 goals. Pipat also had spells at AFC Champions League 2003 runners up BEC Tero Sasana and a spell in Vietnam. He was also instrumental in Buriram PEA winning the 2008 Thai Premier League.

He scored 14 goals for the national team, including 2 goals in the 2007 Asian Cup, and was recently recalled to the national team, thanks to his good performances for Thai Port.

International career

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Pipat was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad. He scored two goals in the 2007 Asian Cup for the national team in a successful campaign where they were eliminated only on goal difference from a tough group containing Australia and eventual winners Iraq. Thonkanya's goals came in the form of a brace against Oman in a 2–0 win (scoring in the 70th and 78th minutes).

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand   Estonia 2–1 Won King's Cup 2000
2. 25 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand   Estonia 2–1 Won King's Cup 2000
3. 27 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand   Finland 5–1 Won King's Cup 2000
4. 4 April 2000 Bangkok, Thailand   North Korea 5–3 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 28 December 2006 Bangkok, Thailand   Kazakhstan 2–2 Draw King's Cup 2006
6. 30 December 2006 Bangkok, Thailand   Vietnam 3–1 Won King's Cup 2006
7. 14 January 2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Philippines 4–0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
8. 24 January 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam   Vietnam 2–0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
9. 31 January 2007 Singapore   Singapore 1–2 Lost 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
10. 4 February 2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Singapore 1–1 Draw 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
11. 16 June 2007 Bangkok, Thailand   China 1–0 Won Friendly
12. 12 July 2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Oman 2–0 Won Asian Cup 2007
13. 12 July 2007 Bangkok, Thailand   Oman 2–0 Won Asian Cup 2007

Honours

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International

Clubs

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