Nen Sothearoth

Nen Sothearoth (Khmer: នេន សុធារ័ត្ន; born 24 December 1995) is a Cambodian footballer who plays as a full back or centre back for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Nen. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by their given name.
Nen Sothearoth
នេន សុធារ័ត្ន
Personal information
Full name Nen Sothearoth
Date of birth (1995-12-24) December 24, 1995
Place of birth Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Number 3
Youth career
– PKR Svay Rieng FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1 (1)
National team‡
2012 Cambodia u-21 3 (0)
2014–2017 Cambodia U-23 15 (1)
2012– Cambodia 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2015

International career

Junior teams

Nen Sothearoth played for Cambodia's under 21 team at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, making his debut in a 2-1 loss to Vietnam.[2] He also played for the under 23 side in the 2015 Southeast Asian games tournament, taking part in all Cambodia's games. On 17 August 2017, he scored a penalty goal after a Vietnamese player handled the ball in penalty box, the only goal that the Cambodian U-22 team scored during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games campaign.

Senior team

Nen Sothearoth made his international debut in an unofficial friendly match against the Philippines in 2012. He played in his first official matches for Cambodia three years later during qualification for the 2018 World Cup.[3]

Club career

Nen Sothearoth started playing for Svay Rieng in 2011, although he was part of a debated incident in a controversial match against Phnom Penh Crown as in minute 41 he appeared to clear the ball off the line with his hand. Referee Thong Chankethya missed the incident and only gave a corner, the first of four such incidents in the match.[4]

References
  1. Nen Sothearoth at Soccerway
  2. Ung Chamroeun (29 February 2012). "Lee Tae Hoon's team suffer another defeat". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. Nen Sothearoth at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. Andy Brouwer (5 April 2011). "Trial by replay". Kingdom of Football. Retrieved 24 August 2015.


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