Former England winger Andros Townsend has completed a surprise move to Thai minnows Kanchanaburi Power – the 16th different club of his career.
Townsend, who earned 13 caps for the Three Lions between 2013 and 2016, put pen to paper after his new side were promoted to the Thai top-flight last season.
He will wear the No 25 for Kanchanaburi and is clearly not ready to hang up his boots despite spending much of his summer commentating at the Club World Cup.
The shock signing was officially announced on the personal Facebook page of Kanchanaburi’s club chairman, Prawat Kithammakunnit.
Townsend posed for a photo holding his new shirt on the Bridge over the River Kwai, one of Thailand’s most important historical landmarks. The club are located in Mueang, around 93 miles west of Bangkok and near the border of Myanmar.
Kanchanaburi Power were founded just eight years ago and have already gone through three rebrands, which have seen its name change from Singha Golden Bells to Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi and finally, its current iteration.
Andros Townsend has completed a surprise move to Thai minnows Kanchanaburi Power
Townsend posed with his new shirt on the famous Bridge over the River Kwai
He played for several clubs in the Premier League and has now represented 16 different sides
Townsend has been joined by fellow new signings Aboubakar Kamara, the former Fulham striker, and Luxembourg international Gerson Rodrigues.
Fifteen-time Algeria international Mehdi Tahrat is also on the club’s books.
Townsend will wear ‘Townsend Sr’ on the back of his shirt instead of his last name. This is because he has a young son named Andros Townsend Jr.
He made 23 appearances last season for Turkish side Antalyaspor, including 18 in the Super Lig, but quickly departed the club despite signing an initial two-year deal.
The veteran forward previously represented the likes of Tottenham, Everton, Newcastle and Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
His most recent stint in the top-flight came at Luton during the 2023-24 campaign.
Townsend earned his first senior call-up for England in September 2013 and made his debut against Montenegro in a World Cup qualifier, in which he scored.
He also found the target for the Three Lions against San Marino during Euro 2016 qualification and after scoring an equaliser against Italy in March 2015.
