Nen Sothearoth

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Nen. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Sothearoth.

Nen Sothearoth (Khmer: នេន សុធារ័ត្ន; born 24 December 1995) is a Cambodian footballer who plays as a full back or centre back for Nagaworld.

Nen Sothearoth
នេន សុធារ័ត្ន

Personal information
Full name	Nen Sothearoth
Date of birth	(1995-12-24) December 24, 1995
Place of birth	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nagaworld
Number	7
Youth career
	PKR Svay Rieng FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2020	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
2021–	Nagaworld	28	(2)
International career‡
2012	Cambodia u-21	3	(0)
2014–2017	Cambodia U-23	15	(1)
2012–2018	Cambodia	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015

International career

Junior teams

Nen Sothearoth played for Cambodia's under-21 team at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, making his debut in a 2–1 loss to Vietnam. He also played for the under-23 side in the 2015 Southeast Asian games tournament, taking part in all Cambodia's games. On 17 August 2017, he scored a penalty goal after a Vietnamese player handled the ball in penalty box, the only goal that the Cambodian U-22 team scored during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games campaign.

Senior team

Nen Sothearoth made his international debut in an unofficial friendly match against the Philippines in 2012. He played in his first official matches for Cambodia three years later during qualification for the 2018 World Cup.

Club career

Nen Sothearoth started playing for Svay Rieng in 2011, although he was part of a debated incident in a controversial match against Phnom Penh Crown as in minute 41 he appeared to clear the ball off the line with his hand. Referee Thong Chankethya missed the incident and only gave a corner, the first of four such incidents in the match.