Kasun Jayasuriya

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Kasun Jayasuriya
කසුන් ජයසූරිය
Personal information
Full name Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne
Date of birth (1980-03-25) 25 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Indian Bank 23 (15)
2006–2017 Renown (49)
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 player who last played for Saunders Sports Club and the Sri Lanka national football team.[1][2][3] He is also the all-time top goalscorer for the Sri Lankan national team with 27 goals in 56 caps.

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list the Sri Lanka's goal tally first.

Honours[edit]

Sri Lanka

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weak and bias selectors reason for decline of football: Kasun Jayasuriya". dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Kasun Jayasuriya - Sunday Times article".
  3. ^ "Kasun Jayasuriya to retire from football". thepapare.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Indian Bank Chennai FC players". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 16 June 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Indian Bank outplay Dempo". Rediff.com. 25 November 2002. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  6. ^ Jayasuriya scores thrice in Indian Bank win Archived 10 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine m.Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2001 Archived 8 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2003 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "List of Dempo SC foreign football players (A to Z)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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[edit]

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