Thai defender injured his nose in the break room

Chatmongkol went to the training ground with Thailand on the evening of December 24 with a black mask, because before he had an accident and broke the bridge of his nose while in the room. His nose bridge is deformed and is waiting for the diagnosis results from the doctor. If surgery is required, he will not be able to play for one to two weeks. At that time, Thailand will only have 22 players.

The 20-year-old defender still shows determination when training with the team, while waiting for the decision of the second doctor on December 26. In the meantime, Chatmongkol will still have to wear a mask. Without surgery, he could play in the match against the Philippines at Thammasat Stadium on the evening of December 26 with a mask.

Chatmongkol did not play a minute in the opening match when Thailand beat Brunei 5-0 at Kuala Lumpur Stadium. The position of left-back Thailand is held by Sasalak Haiprakhon, while Theerathon Bunmathan is promoted to central midfielder. Theerathon created two goals in the first game, giving Teerasil Dangda and Peeradol Chamrasamee goals.

Currently, the 10 teams participating in the AFF Cup 2022 have all signed a 23-player squad for the entire tournament. Teams are allowed to change up to 10 players in the tournament, if they have Covid-19. In case of injury like Chatmongkol's, Thailand cannot call another player to replace.

Chatmongkol is Thailand's youngest player at AFF Cup 2022. Chonburi's defender has only played for the team three times, the second least experienced in the team.