Sieng Chanthea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sieng Chanthea | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2002[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Koh Kong, Cambodia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Bati Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Boeung Ket | 68 | (36) |
| 2023–2024 | → Al Shahaniya (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2019 | Cambodia U17 | ||
| 2019 | Cambodia U19 | ||
| 2019–2023 | Cambodia U22 | ||
| 2019–2023 | Cambodia U23 | ||
| 2019– | Cambodia | 44 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Sieng Chanthea (Khmer: សៀង ចន្ធា: born 9 September 2002) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and the Cambodia national team. He made his senior debut in a 2–0 victory against Pakistan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification on 6 June 2019, becoming the youngest player to score for Cambodia and in a FIFA World Cup qualification match at the age of 16 years old.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Bati Academy
[edit | edit source]Chanthea is a product of the Football Federation of Cambodia's academy, Bati Academy.[citation needed]
Boeung Ket
[edit | edit source]After an impressive display for his country, on 12 December 2019, it was announced that Chanthea would be joining Cambodian League side Boeung Ket starting in the 2020 season.[3]
Al Shahaniya SC (loan)
[edit | edit source]Chanthea became the first Cambodian Player to join a Qatari Football Club. He joined Al Shahaniya on loan from Boeung Ket Angkor. He scored one goal in the league, before returning to his original club just after 6 months.
International career
[edit | edit source]Chanthea has represented Cambodia national football team in multiple youth and senior level. He made his senior debut in the 2–0 win against Pakistan on 6 June 2019 where he also scored his first goal as a senior player after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.
On 10 December 2019, Chanthea scored the fastest goal in the history of Southeast Asian Games. The goal was scored within 18 seconds of the start of the match against Myanmar whose marauding run ended with the ball finding the back of the net.[4]
On 27 March 2024, Chanthea became the first Cambodian player to scored against CONCACAF opponent, Guyana during the 2024 FIFA Series.
International goal
[edit | edit source]National team
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2019 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Pakistan |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 15 December 2021 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  Laos |
3–0 |
3–0 |
2020 AFF Championship |
| 3. | 2 January 2023 | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |  Thailand |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2022 AFF Championship |
| 4. | 11 September 2023 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Macau |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 26 March 2024 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Guyana |
1–1 |
1–4 |
2024 FIFA Series |
| 7. | 11 June 2024 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Chinese Taipei |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 8. | 11 December 2024 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
U23
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Timor-Leste |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
| 2. | 2 December 2019 | Error creating thumbnail: Malaysia | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3. | 7 December 2019 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 1–0 | 2–2 (5–4 p) | ||
| 4. | 23 October 2021 | J-Village Stadium, Hirono, Japan | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 14 February 2022 | Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Individual
- AFF U-16 Youth Championship top scorer: 2017
References
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External links
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- Cambodianfootball.com… Football is our passion!
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Cambodian men's footballers
- 21st-century Cambodian sportsmen
- Cambodian expatriate men's footballers
- Cambodia men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Koh Kong province
- Boeung Ket F.C. players
- Al Shahaniya SC players
- Cambodian Premier League players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- SEA Games competitors for Cambodia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Cambodian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar