Kasun Jayasuriya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Pettah United | ||
| 2001 | Island FC Malé | ||
| 2001–2003 | Indian Bank | 23 | (15) |
| 2003–2004 | Pettah United | ||
| 2004–2006 | Dempo SC | ||
| 2006–2017 | Ratnam SC | ||
| 2017–2020 | Saunders SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Sri Lanka | 56 | (27) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya (born 25 March 1980) is a retired Sri Lankan football forward who last played for Saunders Sports Club and the Sri Lanka national football team.[1][2][3] He is the all-time top goalscorer for the Sri Lankan national team with 27 goals in 56 matches.
Club career
Jayasuriya became the top-scorer of Sri Lanka's Kit Premier League, having scored 21 goals. He previously played at the National Football League for two Indian club; Indian Bank RC,[4][5][6] and Dempo SC.[7][8][9]
International career
Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka internationally and is the all time goal scorer for Sri Lanka in international football history with 27 goals.[10][11]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list the Sri Lanka's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 May 2000 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Maldives | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2000 MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament |
| 2. | 25 August 2000 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2000 HCM Cup |
| 3. | 28 March 2001 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 17 May 2001 | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Pakistan | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
| 5. | 30 May 2001 | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Pakistan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
| 6. | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | ||||
| 7. | 4 April 2002 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Maldives | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 21 March 2003 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Timor-Leste | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 9. | 3–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||
| 10. | 3 December 2003 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Laos | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
| 11. | 2 April 2006 | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh |  Brunei | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 12. | 12 April 2006 | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh |  Nepal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 13. | 24 March 2007 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Malaysia | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 14. | 2 April 2008 | Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Guam | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 15. | 4 April 2008 | Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Pakistan | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 16. | 4–1 | |||||
| 17. | 7–1 | |||||
| 18. | 6 April 2008 | Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | .svg.png){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 19. | 2 August 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India | .svg.png){kind=small} Myanmar | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 20. | 4 April 2009 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Brunei | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 21. | 3–0 | |||||
| 22. | 4–0 | |||||
| 23. | 5–0 | |||||
| 24. | 6 April 2009 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 25. | 6 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Bhutan | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup |
| 26. | 4–0 | |||||
| 27. | 5–0 |
Honours
Sri Lanka
References
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- ^ "Kasun Jayasuriya - Sunday Times article".
- ^ "Kasun Jayasuriya to retire from football". thepapare.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Indian Bank Chennai FC players". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 16 June 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Indian Bank outplay Dempo". Rediff.com. 25 November 2002. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
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- ^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2003 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "List of Dempo SC foreign football players (A to Z)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Victory a boost for Tajikistan football: Nazarov". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Tajikistan lift inaugural AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Cup Invitational Soccer SL to meet Nepal Red XI today". The Island. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
- Kasun Jayasuriya at National-Football-Teams.com