Thierry Bin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Chanthacheary Bin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Villepinte, France[3] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Life Sihanoukville | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | RC Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Brétigny | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 20 | (0) |
| 2012 | Aubervilliers | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Phnom Penh Crown | 54 | (9) |
| 2017 | Krabi | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Electricite du Cambodge (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Terengganu | 35 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sukhothai | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Perak | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Visakha | 39 | (0) |
| 2023– | Svay Rieng | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Life Sihanoukville (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Cambodia U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cambodia | 51 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Thierry Chanthacheary Bin (born 1 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Cambodian Premier League club Life Sihanoukville on loan from Svay Rieng. Born in France, he plays for the Cambodia national team.[3][4]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Thierry Bin was born in the Paris suburb of Villepinte to Cambodian parents.[5] He acquired French nationality on 6 September 2002, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[6]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Phnom Penh Crown
[edit | edit source]After spending his early years in French football, Thierry returned to his country of origin and signed for Phnom Penh Crown FC, where he would spend the next 4 years and winning 2 league titles.
Krabi
[edit | edit source]For 2017 season, Thierry Bin left Phnom Penh Crown and signed a three-year contract with Thai League 2 side Krabi.[7]
Terengganu
[edit | edit source]On 5 December 2017, Thierry Bin signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.[8]
Sukhothai
[edit | edit source]On 4 December 2019, Thierry Bin announced he will be joining Thai League 1 side Sukhothai.[9]
Perak
[edit | edit source]Thierry Bin is now a player for Perak FA playing in the Malaysian Super League
International career
[edit | edit source]Thierry Bin expressed his desire to play for Cambodia early on but he could not make his official debut due to FIFA's guidelines on citizenship. Hence he mostly played in unofficial friendlies instead.[5] In 2013, he was selected for the Cambodia national football team to play at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[10]
He played his first national team match on 17 March 2015 in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Macau.[3] He also scored the first goal of the match in the 28th minute.[11]
International goals
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first.[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 March 2015 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau | File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau | 1–0 |
1–1 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 29 August 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 1–1 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 3. | 9 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly |
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is close friends with Boris Kok and Kouch Dani, two other French Cambodians playing for Phnom Penh Crown.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Phnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian League: 2014, 2015
Perak FA
- Unity Shield: 2020
Visakha
- Hun Sen Cup: 2021, 2022
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
- Hun Sen Cup: 2023-24
References
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- ^ a b c Thierry Bin at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Thierry Chantha Bin: A Football Odyssey from France to Cambodia - www.humansofcambodia.com
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- ^ FIFA Match Report, Macau vs Cambodia 2015
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Cambodian men's footballers
- 21st-century Cambodian sportsmen
- Cambodia men's international footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French people of Cambodian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football utility players
- FCM Aubervilliers players
- Phnom Penh Crown FC players
- Krabi F.C. players
- Terengganu FC players
- Cambodian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Cambodian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Cambodian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Footballers from Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
- Visakha FC players
- Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players
- Cambodian Premier League players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Cambodian football biography stubs