Thierry Chantha Bin (born 1 June 1991) is a French-born Cambodian footballer who plays for C-League club Visakha. He plays mostly as a defensive midfielder but he can also play as a centre back. Thierry has represented Cambodia national team at senior international level.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thierry Chanthacheary Bin[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Villepinte, France[3] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Visakha | ||
Number | 93 | ||
Youth career | |||
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 | 50 | (1) |
2020 | Sukhothai | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Perak | 8 | (1) |
2021– | Visakha | 36 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007 | France U-17 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Cambodia U-23 | 8 | (0) |
2014– | Cambodia | 41 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018 |
After spending his early years in French football, Thierry returned to his parents' country and signed for Phnom Penh Crown FC where he would spend the next 4 years and winning 2 league titles.
For 2017 season, Thierry Bin left Phnom Penh Crown and signed a three-year contract with Thai League 2 side Krabi.[4]
On 5 December 2017, Thierry Bin signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.[5]
On 4 December 2019, Thierry Bin announced he will be joining Thai League 1 side Sukhothai.[6]
Thierry Bin is now a player for Perak FA playing in the Malaysian Super League
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.[7] In 2013, he was selected for the Cambodian national football team to play at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[8]
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.[9]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 March 2015 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 29 August 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
3. | 9 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Thierry Bin was born in the Paris suburb of Villepinte to Cambodian parents.[7] He is close friends with Boris Kok and Kouch Dani, two other French Cambodians playing for Phnom Penh Crown.[7]
Phnom Penh Crown
Perak FA
Perak F.C. – current squad | |
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