Ekanit Panya (; born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi and the Thailand national team.วันของเด็ก!! เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา สุดยอดเด็กแห่ง ไทยลีก เจ้าของ2สถิติที่ยากจะทำลาย

Club career Chiangrai United Ekanit spent his entire youth career at Chiangrai United before being promoted to the senior team in 2015. He won the Thai League 1 title with Chiangrai United in the 2019 season.เปิดประวัติ "เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา" เด็กเชียงรายผู้เคยจารึกประวัติศาสตร์ไทยลีก

Muangthong United After 12 years at Chiangrai United, Ekanit moved to Muangthong United on a permanent transfer.

Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds On 24 July 2023, Ekanit was loaned to 2022 AFC Champions League champions, Urawa Red Diamonds until the end of the year. In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2022, Ekanit came on as a substitute and in the 85th minute where he scored his first goal on his debut for the club to secured a massive 6–0 home win against Vietnamese side, Hanoi.

On 20 October, Ekanit played the first match in J1 League against Kashiwa Reysol by substitution from the bench to the field in the 73rd minute of this match.エカニット パンヤ選手 ムアントン ユナイテッドより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ Ekanit became the first Thai player in FIFA Club World Cup history after he was registered by Urawa Red Diamonds to participate in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.

BG Pathum United On January 6, 2025, Ekanit signed with Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United

Ehime FC On January 20, 2025, Ekanit was loaned to J2 League club Ehime FC

Ratchaburi F.C. On July 22, 2026, Ekanit was loaned to Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi F.C.

International career In September 2017, he won the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with the Thailand U-19 team. He was called up to the senior squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification second round in September 2019. In 2022, he was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship by Head Coach Alexandré Pölking.

Ekanit was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but later withdrew to focus for the club. His decision received a lot of criticism from Thai fans.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChiangrai United2015Thai League 18100000000812016Thai League 1400000000040Total12100000000121Chiangrai City (loan)2017Thai League 420300000000203Chiangmai (loan)2018Thai League 10000000000002019Thai League 116010000000170Total16010000000170Chiangrai United2019Thai League 1125100041101562020–21Thai League 1180300060002702021–22Thai League 111010000010130Total415500010120556Chiangmai United (loan)2021–22Thai League 113200000000132Muangthong United2022–23Thai League 128332210000335Urawa Red Diamonds (loan)2023J1 League50002041001112024J1 League900000000000Total5000204100111Career Total1351492411422016118

International

National teamYearAppsGoalsThailand201951202120202250202370202461202540Total292

International goals Senior Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 October 2019 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 14 October 2024 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand 1–0 2–1 2024 King's Cup

U23 Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U23 # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 7 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 2–0 2–1 2019 Merlion Cup2. 9 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam 3–0 5–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games3.4–0

U21 Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U21 # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 17 July 2018 Boonyachinda Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 1–0 Friendly

U19 Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U19 # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 17 March 2017 Diamond Hill, Hong Kong 1–2 1–3 2017 Jockey Club Tournament2. 4 September 2017 Yangon, Myanmar 1–0 3–0 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship3. 15 September 2017 1–0 2–0 4. 6 November 2017 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2–5 2–5 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification5. 23 March 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–2 2018 Dubai Cup

Honours Chiangrai United Thai League 1: 2019 Thai FA Cup: 2020–21

Urawa Red Diamonds J.League Cup runner-up: 2023

Thailand U-19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2017 Jockey Club Tournament: 2017

Thailand U-23 Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2021

Thailand AFF Championship: 2022 King's Cup: 2024

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