Chanathip Songkrasin

Chanathip Songkrasin
Chanathip playing with Thailand at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Chanathip Songkrasin
Date of birth (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993
Place of birth Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
BG Pathum United
Number 18
Youth career
2006–2008 Sam Phran Wittaya School
2009–2011 Rajdamnern Commercial College
2011–2012 BEC Tero Sasana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 BEC Tero Sasana 76 (9)
2016Muangthong United (loan) 27 (3)
2017 Muangthong United 17 (2)
2017Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2021 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 99 (14)
2022–2023 Kawasaki Frontale 18 (0)
2023– BG Pathum United 64 (9)
International career
2011–2012 Thailand U19 8 (1)
2012–2016 Thailand U23 30 (7)
2012– Thailand 76 (15)
Medal record
Thailand under-23
Southeast Asian Games
Sea Games 2013 Football
Sea Games 2015 Football
Thailand
ASEAN Championship
Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 2012
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 2016
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 2020
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Chanathip Songkrasin (Thai: ชนาธิป สรงกระสินธ์, pronounced [t͡ɕʰā.nāː.tʰíp sǒŋ.krā.sǐn]; born 5 October 1993), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United.

Chanathip is known to be one of the best footballers in Southeast Asia. His style of play as a diminutive, left-footed dribbler, drew career-long comparisons with Lionel Messi, earning him the nickname the 'Thai Messi'.