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) |
| 2000–2002 | Renown SC | ||
| 2002–2010 | FC Indian Bank | ||
| 2017–2020 | Saunders SC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Sri Lanka | 53 | (27) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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. He is also the all-time top goalscorer for the Sri Lankan national team with 27 goals in 56 caps.
Club career[]
Jayasuriya began his professional club career at Renown SC in 2000.
He 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,[1][2][3] and Dempo SC.[4][5][6]
International career[]
Jayasuriya represented Sri Lanka internationally and is the all time goal scorer for Sri Lanka in international football history with 27 goals.[7][8]
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
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| 17. | 7–1
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| 18. | 6 April 2008 | Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 19. | 2 August 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India |  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
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| 22. | 4–0
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| 23. | 5–0
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| 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
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| 27. | 5–0
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Honours[]
- Sri Lanka
References[]
- ^ "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. 2002-11-25. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ Jayasuriya scores thrice in Indian Bank win m.Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2001 indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2003 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". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links[]
- Kasun Jayasuriya at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan footballers
- Sri Lanka international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Dempo SC players
- Renown SC players
- Sri Lanka Football Premier League players