{{short description|Thai footballer}} {{Given name hatnote|Sarach|Yooyen|his|lang=Thai}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sarach Yooyen | image = File:Sarach Yooyen in 2024.jpeg | image_size = 180 | caption = Sarach training with Thailand in 2024 | fullname = Sarach Yooyen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Songkhla, Thailand<ref>https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new</ref> | height = {{height|meters=1.68}}<ref>https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=Player/PlayerDetails_new</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = BG Pathum United | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 1999–2005 | youthclubs1 = Assumption Samutprakarn School | youthyears2 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs2 = Assumption College Nakhonratchasima | youthyears3 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs3 = Assumption College Thonburi | youthyears4 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs4 = Muangthong United | years1 = 2010–2020 | clubs1 = Muangthong United | caps1 = 162 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Phuket (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2020– | clubs4 = BG Pathum United | caps4 = 145 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = Thailand U16 | nationalcaps1 = 18 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam2 = Thailand U19 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 5 | nationalyears3 = 2011–2015 | nationalteam3 = Thailand U23 | nationalcaps3 = 15 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2013– | nationalteam4 = Thailand | nationalcaps4 = 86 | nationalgoals4 = 7 | medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Thailand under-17}} {{MedalCompetition|AFF U-17 Youth Championship}} {{Medal|W|AFF U-17 Youth Championship 2007|Football}} {{medalTeam|Thailand under-20}} {{MedalCompetition|AFF U-19 Youth Championship}} {{Medal|W|AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2009|Football}} {{medalTeam|Thailand under-23}} {{MedalCompetition|Sea Games}} {{MedalGold|Sea Games 2015|Football}} {{medalTeam|Thailand}} {{MedalCompetition|AFF Championship}} {{medalW|AFF Suzuki Cup 2014|2014}} {{medalW|AFF Suzuki Cup 2016|2016}} {{medal|W|AFF Suzuki Cup 2020|2020}} {{medal|W|AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022|2022}} | club-update = 04:16, 27 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }}
'''Sarach Yooyen''' ({{langx|th|สารัช อยู่เย็น}}, born 30 May 1992) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BG Pathum united and the Thailand national team.
==Club career== ===BG Pathum United=== Before joining BG Pathum United in August 2020, Sarach made 162 league appearances in total at Muangthong United, scoring nine goals.
==International career== ===Youth=== Sarach Yooyen played for Thailand U23 in the 2011 SEA Games. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. He won the 2015 SEA Games with Thailand U23, which he captained.
===Senior=== In November 2013, Sarach debuted for Thailand playing against Kuwait in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was part of Thailand's winning squad for the 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 AFF Championship consequently.<ref name=NFT>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54125.html |title=Sarach Yooyen|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=17 February 2016 |website=National-Football-Teams.com }}</ref>
== Style of play == Sarach is usually deployed by his club and national sides as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker, due to his vision and passing accuracy.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 27 April 2024}}<ref name=Soccerway>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.soccerway.com/players/sarach-yooyen/322971/|title=Thailand - S. Yooyen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Others !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="10"|Muangthong United |2010 |rowspan="4"|Thai Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2012 |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2014 |29||2||0||0||3||0||1||0||1||0||33||2 |- |2015 |32||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||2 |- |2016 |rowspan="5"|Thai League 1 |31||1||2||0||3||0||2||0||1||0||39||1 |- |2017 |6||0||3||0||4||0||0||0||1||1||14||1 |- |2018 |33||3||3||0||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||40||4 |- |2019 |27||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||1 |- |2020–21 |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !162||9||10||0||14||0||5||1||3||1||194||11 |- |Phuket (loan) |2011 |Thai Division 1 League |26||6||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||6 |- |Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) |2013 |Thai Division 1 League |13||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||2 |- |rowspan="5"|BG Pathum United |2020–21 |rowspan="4"|Thai League 1 |28||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |2021–22 |26||2||3||0||2||0||7||1||1||0||39||3 |- |2022–23 |28||3||4||0||5||1||8||0||1||0||46||4 |- |2023–24 |29||1||2||0||5||1||6||0||0||0||42||2 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !111||6||11||0||12||2||21||1||2||0||157||9 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !312||23||21||0||26||2||26||2||5||1||390||28 |}
===International goals=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13" valign="center"|Thailand |2013||1||0 |- |2014||10||0 |- |2015||9||0 |- |2016||15||0 |- |2017||0||0 |- |2018||1||0 |- |2019||9||0 |- |2021||8||0 |- |2022||10||3 |- |2023||11||3 |- |2024||9||0 |- |2025||2||1 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||86||7 |}
:''Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 1 January 2022 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center |'''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || 2020 AFF Championship |- | 2. || 8 June 2022 || Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan || {{fb|MDV}} || align=center |'''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 3. || 11 December 2022 || Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center |'''4'''–0 || align=center | 6–0 || Friendly |- | 4. || 29 December 2022 || Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–1 || rowspan=2| 2022 AFF Championship |- | 5. || 13 January 2023 || Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam || {{fb|VIE}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–2 |- | 6. || 16 November 2023 || Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand || {{fb|CHN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–2 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 7. || 13 November 2025 || Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand || {{fb|SGP}} || align=center |'''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–2 || Friendly |}
==Honours==
'''Muangthong United''' * Thai Premier League: 2012, 2016 * Thai League Cup: 2016, 2017 * Thailand Champions Cup: 2017 * Mekong Club Championship: 2017
'''BG Pathum United''' * Thai League 1: 2020–21 * Thailand Champions Cup: 2021, 2022 * Thai League Cup: 2023–24
'''Thailand U-16''' * AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2007
'''Thailand U-19''' * AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2009
'''Thailand U-23''' * Sea Games Gold Medal: 2015 * BIDC Cup (Cambodia): 2013
'''Thailand''' * AFF Championship: 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 * King's Cup: 2016
'''Individual''' *AFF Championship Best XI: 2016, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Star XI |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6GQDFNGLA/ |website=Instagram |access-date=13 June 2023 |language=en }}</ref> *Thai League 1 Goal of the Month: March 2022, October 2022
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|sarach-yooyen/322971}}
{{BG Pathum United F.C. squad}} {{Thailand squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
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