Career
He initially played as a left back but moved inside to more central position later. Today he is regularly serving both the club and national team as centre back. Nattaporn spent his youth career with Assumption Sriracha College between 1999-2000.
He signed his first professional contract with Thai Premier League side Tobacco Monopoly (now TTM Chiangmai Football Club) in 2001.
The defender left the club in 2005 to join PEA (later became to Buriram PEA) and spent a season with the new club In 2007, Nattaporn joined a newly Thai Premier League champions Chonburi.
In 2009, the Thai defender switched to a Nonthaburi based club Muangthong United. The 2009 Thai Premier League title was his second league title after a long wait from 2004 league title with Tobacco Monopoly (TTM Phichit Football Club at the time) As of upcoming 2012 season, Nattaporn made totally 262 appearances with 4 Thai Premier League clubs and scored a wonder 16 goals as a defender.
Nattaporn or nicknamed "Oat" was first called up to national team in 2003, initially served as left back before firmly established himself into the first team as centre back.
He was a first team regular in the reign of Peter Reid and Bryan Robson but later dropped to a substitution in recent months of German Winfried Schafer"s management. Nattaporn played in the 2012 King"s Cup and the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. Clubs International.