Chhunly Pagenburg (born 10 November 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Germany, he played for the Cambodia national team.

Chhunly Pagenburg
Pagenburg in 2007.
Personal information
Full name Chhunly Pagenburg
Date of birth (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Nuremberg, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1998 SB Phönix Nuremberg
1998–1999 Greuther Fürth
1999–2005 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 1. FC Nürnberg II 66 (23)
2006–2009 1. FC Nürnberg 14 (1)
20081860 Munich II (loan) 8 (2)
20081860 Munich (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2011 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 33 (5)
2011–2013 Eintracht Trier 53 (29)
2013–2015 FSV Frankfurt 4 (0)
Total 183 (60)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U19 5 (1)
2005 Germany U20 1 (0)
2013–2015 Cambodia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

In 2011, Pagenburg was the highest paid athlete (along with Thun Sophea) from Cambodia, making $30,000 (USD).[1]

He announced his retirement from professional football in February 2015 at the age of 28 due to chronic injury.[2]

International career edit

Pagenburg was invited to the Cambodia national team in 2010 by a journalist looking for players abroad.[3]

In October 2013, he made two appearances for Cambodia in two friendlies[4] but was unable to play at the 2013 SEA Games.[citation needed] He played his first official match on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against Guam.[citation needed]

Honours edit

1. FC Nürnberg

References edit

  1. ^ "Best-paid athletes from 200 countries". espn.go.com. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ "FSV-Profi Pagenburg muss Karriere beenden". dfb.de. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ Beim FSV Ersatz, im Nationalteam Stammspieler op-online.de
  4. ^ tar in der Hölle von Phnom Penh afnz.net

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