Thierry Bin


Thierry Chanthacheary Bin is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Cambodian Premier League club Life Sihanoukville on loan from Svay Rieng FC|Svay Rieng]. Born in France, he plays for the Cambodia national team.

Early life

Thierry Bin was born in the Paris suburb of Villepinte to Cambodian parents. He acquired French nationality on 6 September 2002, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.

Club career

Phnom Penh Crown

After spending his early years in French football, Thierry returned to his country of origin and signed for Phnom Penh Crown FC, where he would spend the next 4 years and winning 2 league titles.

Krabi

For 2017 season, Thierry Bin left Phnom Penh Crown and signed a three-year contract with Thai League 2 side Krabi.

Terengganu

On 5 December 2017, Thierry Bin signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.

Sukhothai

On 4 December 2019, Thierry Bin announced he will be joining Thai League 1 side Sukhothai.

Perak

Thierry Bin is now a player for Perak FA playing in the Malaysian Super League

International career

Thierry Bin expressed his desire to play for Cambodia early on but he could not make his official debut due to FIFA's guidelines on citizenship. Hence he mostly played in unofficial friendlies instead. In 2013, he was selected for the Cambodia national football team to play at the Football at the 2013 [Southeast Asian Games|2013 Southeast Asian Games].
He played his first national team match on 17 March 2015 in a 2018 [FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2018 World Cup qualifying] match against Macau. He also scored the first goal of the match in the 28th minute.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 2015Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau1–01–12018 [FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]
2.29 August 2015Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–11–2Friendly
3.9 October 2016Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia2–04–0Friendly

Personal life

He is close friends with Boris Kok and Kouch Dani, two other French Cambodians playing for Phnom Penh Crown.

Honours

Phnom Penh Crown
Perak FA
Visakha
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng