Narupon Wild

Narupon Wild
Personal information
Full name	Narupon Wild Putsorn
Date of birth	21 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Rayong, Thailand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005	AFC
2005–2006	The New Saints
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	The New Saints
2008–2011	Florida Tech Panthers
2011–2012	AGOVV Apeldoorn
2013	Bangkok United
2014	Songkhla United
2015–2016	BBCU
2017	Buriram United
2018–2019	Suphanburi
2019	Nakhon Ratchasima
2020	Melaka United
2021–2022	Chiangmai
Total
International career‡
2003	Thailand U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:22, 22 December 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2015

Narupon Wild (Thai: นฤพน ไวลด์, born July 21, 1988), simply known as Nazza (Thai: น๊าซซ่า), is a Thai former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[1]

Club career edit

Born on the small island of Koh Samet in Thailand but also holding a British passport, Nazza was raised all over the world.

He was primarily educated in the Dutch youth football system at AFC Amsterdam and in the English youth system at The New Saints F.C. After being offered a full scholarship to the Florida Institute of Technology, he again explored another part of the world playing for the Florida Tech Panthers. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, he returned to the Netherlands on trial at FC Volendam in the Jupiler League before signing a short-term contract with AGOVV Apeldoorn.^[2]

His first professional contract was with Bangkok United in the Thai 1st divisions. He helps them get a promotion to the Thai Premier League in his first year. 3 years later he joined BBCU F.C. and also helped them get promoted to the Thai Premier League while also being captain. After 2 successful season, Buriram United signed Nazza to a 3-year contract in 2016. He became a Thai Premier League Champion in 2017 and was then purchased by his current club Suphanburi FC in 2018.^[3]