With two goals and one assist in the group stages of the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, his stocks keep rising. But the Swiss-born playmaker is not getting carried away.
He's the national team's latest sensation. Blessed with good looks and armed with a lethal combination of ball skills and football brain, Chappuis is already a star in his own right, but the Suphanburi FC playmaker wants to be known for his work on the pitch rather than his marketable image.
"Yes, of course I like it (the attention he gets), it is a great feeling but in the end, it is also difficult to handle because you don't know if they like you just for your looks or for your football skills. And for me, I hope its football." Chappuis told ESPN FC. "Football is my life and while having the looks has helped in a big way, you have to be careful because once you don't play good or you are not at the same level, they will start talking and say it's because of my looks, my hair. Well, this is my style, this is me. And I am always working hard to prove that I can be a good footballer too."