Background and career
Teerasil Dangda (Thai: ธีรศิลป์ แดงดา, pronounced [tʰīː.rā.sǐn dɛ̄ːŋ.dāː]; born 6 June 1988) is a Thai professional Footballer who plays as a Striker for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Thailand national team.
Beside his country, Teerasil has played in England, Switzerland, Spain, and Japan during his professional football career.
Considered one of the greatest Southeast Asian footballers of all time, Teerasil won three AFF Championship titles with Thailand and he is also the all-time goalscorer of the tournament with 25 goals. He is currently the third-highest all-time goal scorer in the Thai League 1 and the highest local all-time goal scorer in the league with 143 goals.
