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South east asian players is not as famous as middle east or East Asian Player but few of them still playing or had play before in European league either its in higher league,lower league or junior league, here is a few of them :

1.FANDI AHMAD

Earlier in 1982, Fandi was offered a place at Ajax Amsterdam after a trial, but he rejected it due to his difficulties adapting to the language and lifestyle. However, he did move to the Netherlands a year later, joining FC Groningen (1983 to 1985) in the Dutch football league (Eredivisie). Groningen qualified for European football for the first time in 1982, and Fandi helped them in a dramatic European debut by scoring twice in a shock win over Spanish giants Atlético Madrid. He also scored once against Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup, helping Groningen to a 2-0 victory. In 2003 Fandi was named in the best eleven of the century for FC Groningen.He made a big impact in Groningen that still lives on today.Now he is became a coach at Pelita Jaya Purawakarta in Indonesia Premier League

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2.Kurniawan Dwi Julianto(Indonesia)

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (born July 13, 1976 in Magelang, Central Java) is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is currently the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team with 33 goals in 60 appearances.

Often called by the press and people as kurus (literally means "slim") because of his slender posture. One of his finest moments was at the 2004 Tiger Cup, in the semifinal match between Malaysia and Indonesia. Indonesia was trailing by one goal at half time, but Indonesia managed to do an impressive comeback which started when Kurniawan scored a goal. Indonesia went on to win the match 4-1 and advancing to the final of the competition.

He was one of an elite few Indonesian football player that has played in Europe. For a brief period of time he played for Sampdoria Primavera. During that time, he was the top scorer in the league and competing head-to-toe for the title of top-scorer with Italian legend [Alessandro del Piero]] and both Juventus(Del Piero's team) and Sampdoria were going for the scudetto (Ironically in the end, the scudetto was awarded to AC Milan and Giuseppe Signori won top-scorer). However, problems with the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) hindered him to play there. He later played for FC Lucerne of the Swiss Football League for a while before returning to Indonesia. He is first Indonesian footballer play and scored a goal in Intertoto Cup ( a level below UEFA Cup ). He is currently playing for Persitara. Other Indonesian football teams he played for include PSM, PSPS Persebaya, Persija, and PSS.

Football analysts in Indonesia agree that ever since coming back to play in Indonesia, Kurniawan never achieved the same level of playing like he did when he was still in Europe.

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3.BIma Sakti Tukiman(Indonesia)

Bima Sakti Tukiman (Born in Balikpapan, 23 Januari 1976) is one of the best Indonesian Footballer

In his career he play as a central midfielder who has a strong and accurate free kick. He was one of many young Indonesian player who got a chance training in Italy, after 2 years in Italy he signed a contract with IF Helsingborg(sweden) in 1993-1995, he was the first Indonesian Player who play in Champions league.after a short stint at Helsingborg he moved back to Indonesia and playing in several clubs in Indonesian league.

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4.V. Sundramoorthy (Singapore)
V. Sundramoorthy was a Singaporean footballer in the 1980s and 1990s, and widely touted as one of the country's most skillful and talented footballers ever.

Sundram moved on to a coaching role in the domestic S.League, becoming the first-ever player/manager in S.League's history (coaching Jurong Football Club). Besides playing professionally in Singapore and Malaysia, he also has had a short stint playing European football in Switzerland with FC Basel.

During his playing days in Alor Star plying his trade for Kedah, Sundram helped Kedah to defeat Singapore 2-0 in the final of the Malaysia Cup. He was widely regarded as the most skillful player in the history of Singaporean football.

He was nicknamed 'The Dazzler' at the height of his prowess and 'King Cobra' when he was the player-manager of Jurong FC. During Singapore's run-up to the 1994 Malaysia Cup triumph, Sundram was one of the most influential players in the team.

He was a player well-known for his dribbling skills and his finishing. In fact, Singapore was even known as the dream team at that time.

One of Sundram's most famous goals was a bicycle kick scored against Brunei in a 1994 Malaysia Cup tie at the National Stadium.

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5.Bambang Pamungkas(Indonesia)

According to Bambang's agent in Europe, Anthony van Dalen, there are several clubs in Europe that want to give him try-outs, such as Roda JC Kerkrade from Holland, and FC Koeln and Bayern Moenchenladbach from Germany. But Bambang doesn't let dreams take over his career, and he decided to join EHC Norad, a Third Division club in Holand. It's better for him this way, because now he's almost guaranteed a starting place in the lineup rather than always being on the bench had he decided to go for the top clubs. Moreover, by playing in the lower league, he'll have an easier time to adapt to European-style football.
After a year played in Ducth he doesn't want to continue his contract and go back to Indonesia.after that he got an offer to play in Malaysian League with the Selangor FC..in his first year he won treble(premier league,FA Cup,Malaysian CUp) and became a top scorer with 24 goal in 24 matches in Malaysian Premier league witha total of 39 goals in 3 competitions(malaysian league,FA cup,Malaysian CUp)

With a height 170 cm, it'd be foolish for opponent players to underestimate this player who idolizes his striking partner in the national team, Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, for Bambang is well-known for his aerial prowess. His jumping is very high and his heading accuracy is a nightmare for any goalie.

Before playing for the Indonesian senior national team, he played for the Central Java junior team and was chosen Most Valuable Player in 1996 Haornas Cup, a special tournament for teenage football. He was also the top-scorer in the national team for Asian Cup U-19 Group V, packing in 7 goals. With all this experience in the junior lever, the transition to the senior national team was a smooth one.

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6.Kurnia Sandy(Indonesia)

Kurnia Sandy Probably the first Goal keeper From South east asian who signed a contract with European League.He signed a contract with Sampdoria FC in 1996/1997.He was not the first choice in Sampdoria..he was the 3rd choice in Sampdoria. He played in Sampdoria tour to North america but most of the times he only playing with Sampdoria Primavera team.Now he is playing with Persik Kediri FC last year Indonesian Champion so he will be playing in Asian Champions league

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7.Phil Younghusband(Phillipines)

Philip James Younghusband (born August 4, 1987) is an English-Filipino professional football player currently attached to Chelsea F.C.'s academy. He plays as a striker and turned professional in March 2005, having been at the club since the age of ten.

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Philip was born in Ashford, Middlesex, England, the son of Philip Younghusband, a chartered accountant and Susan Younghusband, a Filipina.

He was the youth team's top scorer in the 2003/2004 season and made his first reserve start in November 2004. In the 2005/2006 season, Phil made 21 appearances for the Chelsea reserve team, including 18 starts, and scored five goals. He also made one appearance as a substitute for the Chelsea youth team.

Phil's older brother, James, is no longer attached to Chelsea and is with local London team AFC Wimbledon. Both brothers played for the Philippines Under-23 national squad in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Phil scored two goals in the Philippines 4-2 loss to Malaysia. He is now part of the seniors Philippine national team.

Early in 2005, the Philippine Football Federation was alerted to Younghusband's eligibility by a mysterious gamer who allegedly found out about their lineage via a PlayStation 2 game.[citation needed] He and his older brother James were eventually called up to the Southeast Asian nation's football squad, amidst much fanfare. Younghusband participated in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which was held in the Philippines, scoring two goals at the tournament.

Phil participated in the ASEAN Football Championship and scored 6 goals in 4 appearances and ended up top scorer in the qualifiers. He and his brother have been approached by various companies about modelling and advert work due to their new found celebrity status.

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nice thread.
i think Kiatisuk Senamuang of Thailand played for English side Huddersfield Town in 1999.

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ah yeah thanks to remembering me...i will put his profile soon

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8.Kiatisuk Senamuang(Thailand)

Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang (Thai เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง) (born August 11, 1973 in Udon Thani and grown up in Khon Kaen) is a football striker from Thailand. Between 1993 and 2004 he played 117 international matches and scored 63 goals for the national team. Both numbers are national records.

Originally a police officer, he quit his job to be a professional footballer. He played with Perlis FA in Malaysia before joining English team Huddersfield Town in 1999 in what some believed to be a publicity stunt by then manager Steve Bruce. After one season, in which he did not feature in the Huddersfield Town first team squad, he left English football for Rajpracha Sports Club in Thailand, later joining Singapore Armed Forces FC where he scored 15 goals in 20 games. In March 2002 he moved once again to become a star in Vietnam with Hoang Anh-Gia Lai, where he helped win the league title several times. Senamuang was in fact awarded a medal for his contributions to Vietnamese football.He returned to play for Thai National Football Team in King's Cup in which he leaded team win since 2000. He now plays for Bec Tero Sasana.