Peter Phanthavong

Peter Phanthavong

Personal information
Full name	Peter Phanthavong
Date of birth	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Champasak, Laos
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ezra
Number	9
Youth career
2017–2022	Ezra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Ezra	25	(20)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Laos U17	6	(4)
2022–	Laos U20	9	(4)
2024–	Laos	3	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Laos AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up Indonesia 2022 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:52, 14 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Peter Phanthavong (Lao: ປີເຕີ້ ພັນທະວົງ, romanized: Pitoe Phanthavong; born 15 February 2006) is a Laotian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lao League 1 side Ezra.[1]

Club career

Born a Christian in Hue Xa village in Champasak, Peter started playing football at a youth age. In 2017, he joined the academy of the Korean-backed team Ezra. At the age of 16, he was promoted to the first team to play in the 2022 Lao League. He appeared in 17 games and scored 7 goals in his first season in professional level.[2]

International career

In 2022, Peter featured in Laos U19 squad at the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. He scored 4 goals during the tournament, ranked second in the top scorers list.[3] His team managed to reach the final, where they were defeated by Malaysia.[4]

In 2023, he was part of the Laos U17 team that participated in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[5] He scored one goal during the tournament, in the opening game against host team Thailand.[6]

In December 2024, Peter was named in Laos national team squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 December 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Laos	2024	3	1
Total		3	1

Scores and results list Laos' goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 December 2024	Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	3–3	3–3	2024 ASEAN Championship

References

1. "Peter Phanthavong". Retrieved 11 November 2023.
2. "ປີເຕີ ດາວດວງໃໝ່ປີ 2022 ຍິງໃນລີກ 7, ຍິງໃຫ້ ຢູ 19 ລາວ 4 ແລະ ຢູ 17 ລາວ 3 ປະຕູ" (in Lao). Lao Sport Update. 16 October 2022.
3. "Thần đồng bóng đá Lào lỡ SEA Games một cách bí ẩn trước thềm trận gặp U22 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao & Văn Hóa. 30 April 2023.
4. "Malaysia Takes AFF U19 Trophy in Indonesia". Laotian Times. 16 July 2022.
5. "ປະກາດລາຍຊື່ນັກກິລາ ທີມຊາດລາວ ອາຍຸບໍ່ເກີນ 17 ປີ 23 ຄົນສຸດທ້າຍ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແຂ່ງຂັນ AFCU17 ຮອບສຸດທ້າຍທີ່ປະເທດໄທ" (in Lao). Lao Football Federation. 11 June 2022.
6. "🔥 Peter Phanthavong: Laos' next big thing". Twitter. AFC Asian Cup. 15 June 2023.
7. "ປະກາດ ລາຍຊື່ນັກກິລາ ທີມຊາດລາວ ຊຸດໃຫຍ່ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ ການແຂ່ງຂັນບານເຕະ ຊີງແຊ້ມອາຊຽນ ມີດຊູບີຊີ ເອເລັກຕິກ 2024 ASEAN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP™ 2024". Laos Football Federation.