# Ekanit Panya

Ekanit Panya (Thai: เอกนิษฐ์ ปัญญา, born 21 October 1999) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J2 League club Ehime FC, and the Thailand national team.

## 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.

### 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. 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.

## 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.

## Statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Chiangrai United | 2015 | Thai League 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Chiangrai United | 2016 | Thai League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chiangrai United | Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Chiangrai City (loan) | 2017 | Thai League 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Chiangmai (loan) | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiangmai (loan) | 2019 | Thai League 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chiangmai (loan) | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chiangrai United | 2019 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Chiangrai United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Chiangrai United | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chiangrai United | Total | Total | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
| Chiangmai United (loan) | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Muangthong United | 2022–23 | Thai League 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2023 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 135 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 18 |

### International

    As of 14 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Thailand | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Thailand | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Thailand | Total | 23 | 2 |

## 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 | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 October 2024 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2024 King's Cup |

### U23

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

### U21

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

### U19

Ekanit Panya – goals for Thailand U19 :
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 17 March 2017 | Diamond Hill, Hong Kong | Singapore | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2017 Jockey Club Tournament |
| 2. | 4 September 2017 | Yangon, Myanmar | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
| 3. | 15 September 2017 | Yangon, Myanmar | Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
| 4. | 6 November 2017 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 5. | 23 March 2018 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 Dubai Cup |

## Honours
### Club

Chiangrai United
* Thai League 1: 2019
* Thai FA Cup: 2020–21
Urawa Red Diamonds
* J.League Cup runner-up: 2023

### International

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