Ekkachai Sumrei

Ekkachai Sumrei (Thai: เอกชัย สำเร, born 28 November 1988) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a right back or a right winger for Thai League 1 club Rayong. His goal during the Thai League Week 11 against Bangkok Glass is considered one of the top 5 goals of the round in an article Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine by FOX Sports Asia.^[2]

Ekkachai was successful playing at Port F.C. He won the 2010 Thai League Cup after defeating Buriram PEA 2–1.

He moved to Buriram in 2011 and won the 2011 Thai Division 1 League with the team.^{[citation needed]}

Ekkachai later moved to Buriram United in 2012. On 29 May 2013, he scored two goals against Chonburi. On 11 August 2012, he scored a hat-trick against Chainat as Buriram won 7–2.

Ekkachai debuted in the 2013 AFC Champions League against Vegalta Sendai as a substitute. He continued to appear on the bench against Jiangsu Sainty in both legs. On 1 May 2013, he started the match against FC Seoul and scored a goal in the 56th minute. He later scored a header from Jirawat Makarom's free kick against Bunyodkor.^[3][4]

Ekkachai played for Thailand U23 in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In March 2015 he debuted for Thailand in a friendly match against Singapore. In May 2015, he played for Thailand in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam.

Ekkachai is known for his pace and his dribbling skills.

As of 12 November 2015^[5]

Thai Port

• Thai FA Cup (1): 2009
• Thai League Cup (1): 2010

Buriram

• Thai Division 1 League (1): 2011

Buriram United

• Thai League 1 (1): 2013
• Thai FA Cup (2): 2012, 2013
• Thai League Cup (2): 2012, 2013
• Kor Royal Cup (1 : 2013

• Ekkachai Sumrei on Instagram
• Ekkachai Sumrei at Soccerway