Suree Sukha

Suree Sukha
Personal information
Full name	Suree Sukha
Date of birth	27 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back / Centre-back
Youth career
1997–2000	Assumption College Sriracha
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001	Balestier Khalsa FC
2001–2007	Chonburi
2007–2008	Manchester City
2008	→ Grasshopper (loan)
2008–2012	Chonburi
2013–2016	Buriram United
2017–2018	Ubon UMT United
2018–2019	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2020	Muangkan United
2020	→ Kanchanaburi (loan)
Total
International career
1998–1999	Thailand U17
2000–2001	Thailand U19
2002–2005	Thailand U23
2006–2012	Thailand
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Suree Sukha (Thai: สุรีย์ สุขะ, born July 27, 1982) is a Thai retired^[1]^[2] professional footballer who played as a defender.

Personal life

Suree's twin younger brother Surat was also a footballer who played as a midfielder.^[3]

Club career

Suree formerly played for Manchester City F.C. following a two-week trial with fellow Thai internationals Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda,.^[4] Sukha's contract was set to be signed by the English club, but his work permit application was denied by the British Home Office as players originating from countries outside of the FIFA-ranked top 70 do not qualify according to Home Office guidelines. He also failed to pass on a clause requiring players to have participated in 75% of their country's internationals in the two years previous to the submission of the permit application.^[5]

After a long wait, Sukha finally signed for Manchester City along with fellow Thai internationals and City trialists Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda on 16 November 2007, on the same day that his former club, Chonburi, announced a partnership agreement with his new club.^[6]

On 9 May 2008, Sukha was quoted in the Bangkok Post, as stating his future would lie in either China or Australia after his loan spell at Grasshoppers Zurich.^[7]

On 9 December 2020, Sukha announced his retirement via a Facebook meeting.^[8]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 15, 2007	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau	Macau	2–0	7–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.	December 7, 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	1–2	AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Club

Buriram United

International

Thailand U-23

SEA Games Gold Medal; 2005

References

External links

Profile at Goal
Suree Sukha at Soccerway

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