Channa Ediri Bandanage

Channa Ediri Bandanage
Personal information
Full name Channa Ediri Bandanage
Date of birth (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Galle, Sri Lanka
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Hurriyya
2001–2002 Pettah United
2002–2003 Dempo SC[1]
2003–2005 Pettah United
2005 Victory
2005–2006 Ratnam Sports Club
2006 Negombo Youth SC
2006 Victory
2006–2007 Negombo Youth SC
2007–2009 Ratnam Sports Club
2009–2010 Maziya
2011 Club All Youth Linkage
2012 B.G. Sports Club
2012 Ratnam Sports Club
2013 Victory
2015–2016 Blue Star SC
2016–2017 Colombo FC
2017–2018 Super Sun SC
2018–2019 Blue Star SC
International career‡
1999–2009 Sri Lanka 64 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2010

Channa Ediri Bandanage (born 22 September 1978) is a Sri Lankan international footballer who played for Blue Star SC as a forward. Bandanage has won the most number of caps for Sri Lanka national football team with 64 and is the second leading goal scorer for Sri Lanka.[2] Since his retirement from football, Banadanage has been working as a gravedigger.[3]

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sri Lanka
1999 1 0
2000 5 1
2001 6 2
2002 6 3
2003 13 4
2004 4 0
2006 6 0
2007 4 0
2008 8 4
2009 11 4
Total 64 18
Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bandanage goal.
List of international goals scored by Channa Ediri Bandanage
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 May 2000 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Bangladesh 1-0 1-0 Friendly [5]
2 17 May 2001 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Pakistan 2-0 3-3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
3 30 May 2001 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Pakistan 2-1 3-1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
4 25 March 2002 Kalutara Stadium, Kalutara, Sri Lanka  Pakistan 1-1 2-1 Friendly [8]
5 2-1
6 27 November 2002 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Vietnam 1-2 1-2 Friendly [9]
7 21 March 2003 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Timor-Leste 2-1 3-2 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification [10]
8 25 March 2003 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Taiwan 2-1 2-1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification [11]
9 18 November 2003 Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1-1 1-3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification [12]
10 3 December 2003 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Laos 1-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
11 2 April 2008 Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China  Guam 1-0 5-1 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [14]
12 4 April 2008 Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China  Pakistan 2-0 7-1 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [15]
13 6-1
14 4 June 2008 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Afghanistan 2-1 2-2 2008 SAFF Championship [16]
15 6 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bhutan 1-0 6-0 2009 SAFF Championship [17]
16 2-0
17 8 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 1-1 1-2 2009 SAFF Championship [18]
18 11 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Maldives 1-1 1-5 2009 SAFF Championship [19]

Honours

Ratnam Sports Club

BG Sports Club

References

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2003). "Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2003". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ediri Bandanage Channa". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ Amit, Naushad (21 August 2016). "Ex-National Football Captain now a grave digger at 37". sundaytimes.lk. Colombo: The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Channa Ediri Bandanage". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Vietnam". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. East Timor". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Taiwan". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Laos". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Guam". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Bhutan". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Maldives vs. Sri Lanka". Retrieved 12 April 2024.


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