Charyl Chappuis is a Swiss-Thai footballer whose career has seen him win several honours at domestic and international level.At 17 years old, he was part of the Switzerland squad that lifted the U-17 World Cup, playing alongside Granit Xhaka, Haris Seferovic and Ricardo Rodriguez.After spending his teenage years with Grasshopper Zurich, Charyl moved to Buriram United in Thailand, his mothers home country. He won the domestic treble with Buriram before making subsequent moves to Suphanburi, Muangthong United and Port FC.He became a regular with the Thai national side in his early 20s, winning one AFF Cup title before a serious knee injury threatened his career. He made a triumphant return from injury to win a second AFF title in 2016. Off the pitch, he has become one of the most well known faces in Thailand.
Paul Murphy is an independent football writer based in Bangkok. He has covered Asian football for over a decade, with a primary focus on Thai football.He has worked as a freelance writer for a variety of news outlets, including ESPN, AFP and FourFourTwo. Pauls work has also featured on the official websites of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). In addition to regular Thai League coverage, he has reported on matches in the AFC World Cup qualifiers, the AFC Champions League and the AFF Cup.Before moving to Thailand, Paul worked as a freelance sports sub-editor for several newspapers in Scotland. He combines his writing with a job as a teacher of English for Academic Purposes at a university.
