Pokklaw Anan

Pokklaw Anan
Personal information
Full name	Pokklaw Anan
Date of birth	4 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bangkok United
Number	39
Youth career
2003–2008	Suankularb Wittayalai School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	Thai Honda
2011–2015	Police United
2016	Chonburi
2017–	Bangkok United
International career‡
2010	Thailand U19
2011–2014	Thailand U23
2011–	Thailand
Medal record
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Pokklaw Anan (Thai: ปกเกล้า อนันต์, pronounced [pòk.klâːw ʔā.nān]) (born 4 March 1991), simply known as Pok (Thai: ปก), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team.^[1]

International career

Pokklaw was called up to the national team, in coach Winfried Schäfer first squad selection for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. He scored his debut goal against China outside the box in a friendly match. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. In May 2015, Pokklaw scored Thailand's winning goal in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Vietnam.^[2]

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2013	Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hefei, China	China	1–0	5–1	Friendly
2.	26 March 2015	80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Singapore	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	24 May 2015	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	12 November 2015	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	2–1	4–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	5 September 2017	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Australia	1–1	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	17 November 2018	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Indonesia	4–1	4–2	2018 AFF Championship

Pokklaw is known for his long shots.

^ ^a ^b "Pokklaw Anan". National-Football-Teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
^ Noveanto, Eric (25 May 2015). "Pokklaw fires Thailand to opening World Cup qualifier win over Vietnam". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 14 October 2015.