Kritsada Kaman

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Kritsada Kaman (Thai: กฤษดา กาแมน), born 18 March 1999 in Trat, Thailand, is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for BG Pathum United in Thai League 1 and for the Thailand national team. He is 1.76 m tall.

Career:
He trained with the Chonburi youth team and signed his first professional contract with Chonburi in 2015. He was loaned to Phan Thong for the 2015–2016 season. After returning to Chonburi, he made 142 league appearances and scored seven goals from 2015 to 2023. He transferred to BG Pathum United at the end of 2023. In his first season with BG Pathum, he won the 2023–24 Thai League Cup.

International career:
Kaman was called up to the Thailand senior team in November 2021 for the AFF Championship and made his debut on 5 December 2021, playing full match as a centre-back in a 2–0 win over Timor-Leste. He has earned 34 caps for Thailand as of 11 June 2024.

Honours:
With Thailand, he won the AFF U-19 Championship and the AFF U-18 Youth Championship in 2017, the AFF Suzuki Cup (AFF Championship) in 2020 (held in 2021), and the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup in 2022. He was named Young Player of the Year after the 2021–22 season.

Personal:
Kaman comes from a Thai Muslim family in Trat. His nickname is Laeh, derived from the Arabic name Saleh.