Earlier, it caused a stir when Captain Chang, Kritsada Wongkaew, former captain of Thailand's national futsal team, posted an Instagram story clip clinking beer glasses with Lam Yai Hai Thongkham. He then posted a photo together with a white heart emoji and tagged Lam Yai's Instagram, leading many to speculate whether this is a new romance for the singer.
Regarding the background of Captain Chang, Kritsada Wongkaew,
- Captain Chang, Kritsada Wongkaew, was born on 29 April 1988 and is currently 38 years old.
- He is a Thai futsal midfielder and a national futsal team player.
- Originally, Captain Chang was neither a futsal nor football player; he was a table tennis player during his school days at Municipal School 2 Wat Bang Pong, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Province, winning several gold medals as a champion.
- However, when he transferred to a school without table tennis, he switched to playing football instead.
- It seemed his life path favored ball sports more; later, Chang began to show promise in football and tried out for futsal, although he initially didn’t know how to play. He followed the coach’s style and trained hard to gain proficiency.
- When it came time to choose between professional football and professional futsal, he chose to play futsal.
- Kritsada Wongkaew, aka Captain Chang, became captain of the Thai national team at just 24 years old. This came about when Arm Supawut Thuengklaang and teammates playfully proposed that "Chang" take on the futsal captaincy.
- Captain Chang is a symbol of the Bluewave Chonburi club and the Thai national team, known for his solid ball control, leadership, and decisive shooting.
- He has served Bluewave Chonburi for a long time, winning the Thai Futsal League championship over 10 times and leading the team to two AFC Futsal Club Championship titles (2013 and 2017).
- At the national level, Captain Chang has represented Thailand for over 16 years (since 2009), helping the team win numerous ASEAN (AFF) championships and SEA Games gold medals, and making history by competing in the FIFA Futsal World Cup four consecutive times (2012, 2016, 2021, and 2024).
- Among his standout achievements, Captain Chang helped Thailand reach the second round of the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time in history.
- He officially announced his retirement from the national team in 2024 after the Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
- Currently, Captain Chang holds the rank of Police Captain, fulfilling one of his dreams after completing the 46th training course for police officers and civil servants entering police service (Course GOS), first receiving the rank of Police Lieutenant before promotion to Police Captain.
- Recently, Captain Chang caused a major buzz by posting a story clip with singer Lam Yai Hai Thongkham in a close-up shot, set to the song "Determined to Stay Single" by RachYO, along with a black-and-white photo featuring a heart.
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