Nen Sothearoth

Nen Sothearoth is a Cambodian footballer who plays as a full back or centre back for Nagaworld.

International career

Junior teams

Nen Sothearoth played for Cambodia's under-21 team at the 2012 [Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy], making his debut in a 2–1 loss to Vietnam. He also played for the under-23 side in the Football at the 2015 [Southeast Asian Games|2015 Southeast Asian games tournament], taking part in all Cambodia's games. On 17 August 2017, he scored a penalty goal after a Vietnamese player handled the ball in penalty box, the only goal that the Cambodian U-22 team scored during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games campaign.

Senior team

Nen Sothearoth made his international debut in an unofficial friendly match against the Philippines in 2012. He played in his first official matches for Cambodia three years later during 2018 [FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|qualification for the 2018 World Cup].

Club career

Nen Sothearoth started playing for Svay Rieng in 2011, although he was part of a debated incident in a controversial match against Phnom Penh Crown as in minute 41 he appeared to clear the ball off the line with his hand. Referee Thong Chankethya missed the incident and only gave a corner, the first of four such incidents in the match.