Channa Ediri Bandanage (born 22 September 1978) is a

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n international

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who played for

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as a

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. Bandanage has won the most number of caps for

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with 64 and is the second leading goal scorer for Sri Lanka. Since his retirement from football, Banadanage has been working as a

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Career Statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bandanage goal.''

Honours

Ratnam Sports Club *

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: 2007–08, 2011–12 BG Sports Club *

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References

External links

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