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 66 and is the second leading goal scorer for Sri Lanka. Since his retirement from football, Banadanage has been working as a gravedigger.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSri Lanka19991020005120016220026320031342004402006602007402008842009114Total6418
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 BandanageNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-01-0Friendly2Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2-03-32002 FIFA World Cup qualification3Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2-13-12002 FIFA World Cup qualification4Kalutara Stadium, Kalutara, Sri Lanka1-12-1Friendly5 2-16Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1-21-2Friendly7Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka2-13-22004 AFC Asian Cup qualification8Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka2-12-12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification9Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1-11-32004 AFC Asian Cup qualification10Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1-03-02006 FIFA World Cup qualification11Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China1-05-12008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification12Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China2-07-12008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification136-114Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka2-12-22008 SAFF Championship15Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1-06-02009 SAFF Championship162-017Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1-11-22009 SAFF Championship18Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1-11-52009 SAFF Championship
Honours Ratnam Sports Club Premier League: 2007–08, 2011–12 BG Sports Club Second Division: 2012
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External links
Minister to assist Channa at ThePaper.com Channa news at PDFslide.us