Jason Thayaparan

Jason Thayaparan
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Trier, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Trier
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 SV Konz 61 (8)
2016–2018 FSV Tarforst 53 (4)
2018– Eintracht Trier 128 (3)
International career‡
2024– Sri Lanka 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05 September 2024

Jason Thayaparan (born 1 October 1995) is a professional association footballer who plays as a defender for Eintracht Trier. Born in Germany, He plays for the Sri Lanka national football team.

Early life

He was born in Trier, Germany to a Sri Lankan Tamil father and German mother.[1][2]

Club career

Jason began playing competitive football matches in Germany and first turned up for SV Konz youth team and went onto make his senior debut for the club in 2013. He then joined FSV Trier-Tarforst in 2016. In 2018, he then moved to SV Eintracht Trier 05 and began playing in the Oberliga, the fifth level in the German football league system.[3]

International career

He was invited by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka for trials during Sri Lanka's brief training camp in Doha, Qatar, in 2022.[2] On 22 March 2024, he made his international debut for Sri Lanka during a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea in the 2024 FIFA Series.[4] He was also part of the team in the following game, helping Sri Lanka secure a 2–0 win over Bhutan.

Career statistics

International

As of 10 September 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sri Lanka 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Thayaparan will in Sri Lankas Nationalteam: "Ich habe Bock auf das Projekt"". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Warum ein Trierer Oberliga-Fußballer jetzt Nationalspieler ist". swr.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Eintracht-Trier » Duo verlängert um zwei Jahre: Thayaparan und Kahyaoglu bleiben beim SVE". eintracht-trier.com (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Sri Lanka vs. Papua New Guinea 2024-03-22". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Jason Thayaparan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 October 2024.