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Suree Sukha
Personal information

Full name	Suree Sukha
Date of birth	July 27, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Right Back, Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Chonburi
Number	2
Youth career
1999–2001	Sakon Nakon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001	Balestier	8	(2)
2001–2007	Chonburi	96	(7)
2007–2008	Manchester City	0	(0)
2008	→ Grasshopper-Club Zürich (loan)	0	(0)
2008–	Chonburi	89	(6)
National team^‡
1998–1999	Thailand U17	9	(0)
2000–2001	Thailand U19	12	(0)
2002–2005	Thailand U23	14	(1)
2006–	Thailand	57	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2010

Suree Sukha (Thai: สุรีย์ สุขะ) is a Thai footballer who plays for Chonburi as a Right Back or Right Winger.

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Suree formerly played for Manchester City F.C. following a two-week trial with fellow Thai internationals Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda,.^[1] Sukha's contract was set to be signed by the English club, but his work permit application was denied by the British Home Office as players originating from countries outside of the FIFA-ranked top 70 do not qualify according to Home Office guidelines. He also failed to pass on a clause requiring players to have participated in 75% of their country's internationals in the two years previous to the submission of the permit application.^[2] Following an appeal by Manchester City, a hearing was scheduled for mid-October. Suree was released by his former club, Chonburi F.C., in order to allow Manchester City to sign him as a free agent outside of the transfer window.
After a long wait, Sukha finally signed for Manchester City along with fellow Thai internationals and City trialists Kiatprawut Saiwaeo and Teerasil Dangda on 16 November 2007, on the same day that his former club, Chonburi, announced a partnership agreement with his new club.^[3]
Formerly of Chonburi FC, Suree is a current Thailand international, and was in the squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Manchester City have not given him or the other triallists a number as they are currently on loan at Grasshoppers Zurich.
On 9 May 2008, Sukha was quoted in the Bangkok Post, as stating his future would lie in either China or Australia after his loan spell at Grasshoppers Zurich.^[4]
On 16 October 2008, Sukha was released from Manchester City.
Suree was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.
Suree has a twin brother Surat Sukha who plays for Melbourne Victory FC in Australia's Hyundai A-League.
He has represented the Thailand national football team 49 times, and he has scored 2 goals.