Suttipong Laoporn (Thai: สุทธิพงษ์ เหลาพร), simply known as K (Thai: เค), is a Thai former footballer who played as a forward.

Suttipong Laoporn
Personal information
Full name Suttipong Laoporn
Date of birth (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Udon Thani, Thailand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Marines Maptaphut 46 (19)
2014–2017 Navy 80 (10)
Total 126 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:16, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Match fixing scandal and ban

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On February 21, 2017, Suttipong was accused of match-fixing on several league games. He was arrested by the Royal Thai Police and banned from football for life.[2][3][4] He was later sentenced to a prison term of two years on March 18, 2021 by the Criminal Court.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Suttipong Laoporn". Navy F.C. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
  3. ^ "มีมลทิน!สมยศสั่งแบนคนเอี่ยวล้มบอลไร้กำหนด". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Thai football rocked as 12 arrested for match-fixing". Nationthailand.com. 21 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Thai court sentences 15 people to up to 5 years for 2017 soccer match-fixing". Thaipbsworld.com.
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