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 Svay Rieng. Born in France, he plays for the Cambodia national team.[3][4]

Thierry Bin
Personal information
Full name Thierry Chanthacheary Bin[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Villepinte, France[3]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre back
Team information
Current team
Svay Rieng
Number 93
Youth career
0000–2008 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)
2017Electricite 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 15 (0)
International career
2007 France U17 5 (0)
2013 Cambodia U23 8 (0)
2014– Cambodia 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Early life

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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

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Phnom Penh Crown

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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

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For 2017 season, Thierry Bin left Phnom Penh Crown and signed a three-year contract with Thai League 2 side Krabi.[7]

Terengganu

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On 5 December 2017, Thierry Bin signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.[8]

Sukhothai

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On 4 December 2019, Thierry Bin announced he will be joining Thai League 1 side Sukhothai.[9]

Perak

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Thierry Bin is now a player for Perak FA playing in the Malaysian Super League

International career

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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

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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   Macau
1–0
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 29 August 2015 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Laos
1–1
1–2
Friendly
3. 9 October 2016 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Sri Lanka
2–0
4–0
Friendly

Personal life

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He is close friends with Boris Kok and Kouch Dani, two other French Cambodians playing for Phnom Penh Crown.[5]

Honours

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Phnom Penh Crown

Perak FA

Visakha

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

References

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  1. ^ "Cambodia - Bin Thierry Chanthacheary - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ Thierry BinFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ a b c Thierry Bin at Soccerway
  4. ^ Thierry Chantha Bin: A Football Odyssey from France to Cambodia - www.humansofcambodia.com
  5. ^ a b c "Thierry Chantha Bin, the rising star of Cambodian football". Anvaya. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ^ "JORF n° 0210 du 8 septembre 2002 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 14907. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL : กระบี่เซ็นแข้งลูกครึ่งกัมพูชา-ฝรั่งเศสประเดิมโควต้าอาเซียน". Goal.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Chantha Bin, Hyeon Woo sertai TFC1". www.kosmo.com.my. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. ^ ""Patrick Vieira of Cambodia" will play in Thai League next year". www.livesportasia.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019.
  10. ^ Bhas Kunju (7 September 2013). "French-born Thierry Chantha Bin in Cambodia SEA Games squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  11. ^ FIFA Match Report, Macau vs Cambodia 2015
  12. ^ "Bin, Thierry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 November 2017.