Jason Thayaparan

Jason Thayaparan (born 1 October 1995) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rheinlandliga club RW Wittlich. Born in Germany, he represents Sri Lanka at international level.

Early life He was born in Trier, Germany to a Sri Lankan Tamil father and Greek mother.

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.

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. He was also part of the team in the following game, helping Sri Lanka secure a 2–0 win over Bhutan.

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