Sep 9, 2026 · 13 min read
Inside The Pickup Football Phenomenon: Bangkok Nomads
I moved to Bangkok knowing nobody. Meetups faded fast. Pickup football stuck, building a 2,000-player community and real friends from 100+ nationalities.
Author
About the author:
Ludovic Lin Yoshimura is the Co-Founder of KickHub, a pickup football platform connecting players across Bangkok and Bali. Originally from France, he moved to Bangkok in 2025 and started organising games through a WhatsApp group that quickly grew into a community of over 2,000 players from 100+ nationalities. When he is not on the pitch, he is figuring out how to bring the same experience to more cities across Southeast Asia. Find games in the KickHub app, follow them on Instagram, and read about their community in Bangkok.
