Theerathon Bunmathan (Thai: ธีราทร บุญมาทัน, RTGS: Thirathon Bunmathan, pronounced [tʰiː.raː.tʰɔ̄ːn bun.maː.tʰan]; born 6 February 1990) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a left back for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Thailand national team.
Club Career
Domestic careers
Theerathon started almost every match for Buriram United due to his superb and consistent form. Theerathon is a major part of Buriram United's success; his free kicks assisted and scored many goals for the club. His free kick against FC Seoul in the 2013 AFC Champions League qualified Buriram to the knockout phase. In the 2013 Thai Premier League Theerathon scored 3 goals against BEC Tero Sasana, Chonburi, and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.
In May 2016 it was announced that after spending six years with Buriram United he would be joining arch rivals Muangthong United the following month on a five-year contract for an all-time record for highest football transfer fee for Thai League 1 at 35 million Baht. That record was soon broken on 2 November 2016 by Tanaboon Kesarat. The transfer fee is undisclosed but it is estimated to be around 50 million Baht.
Vissel Kobe
In 2018 Theerathon was on loan to play in the J.League for one season with the club Vissel Kobe in the 2018 season, which gives Theerathon the opportunity to play with world-class footballers such as Lucas Podolski and Andres Iniesta.
Yokohama F. Marinos
In January 2019, Yokohama F. Marinos reached an agreement on loan to Theerathon from Muangthong United to play in the J.League season 2019. Hereafter, in March 2019, Theeraton started his first league match for the club in the match in which Yokohama opened the home match against former rival Kawasaki Frontale with scores 2–2.
Later, in July 2019 Theerathon was named the J.League's Best Team of the Week after which he helped the team to beat Vissel Kobe, his former team with score 2–0. On 31 August 2019, Theerathon scored the