There are currently numerous players with strong Sri Lankan roots who play football in Overseas
Leagues. Football Sri Lanka has kept a close eye on all these players, tracking their progress and
skill levels to see which players can bring a positive impact to the Sri Lankan National Team.

The following five players have already applied for dual citizenship and started the necessary
processes of making it into the National squad, while the rest are yet to start any such
procedures;

 1. Hamilton O Mervyn 

Age : 32 yrs. (DOB: 8 Oct 1988)  

Height : 6’ 

Citizenship : British  

Position : Midfield  

Current club : Whitehawk FC 

League : Whitehawk FC is a Semi-Professional, non-league English football club based in  Whitehawk, a suburb of the city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Whitehawk FC  play in the Isthmian South East Division (English non-league step 4 - League 8) 

Category : Sri Lankan Mother


 

2. Reef Sebastian Peries 

Age : 19 yrs. (DOB: 30 Oct. 2001)  

Height : 5’ 11” 

Citizenship : British  

Position : Right Wing Back 

Current club : Woking FC (Academy Team) 

League : Woking Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in  Woking, Surrey, England. They currently compete in the English National League,  the fifth tier of English football.  

Category : Sri Lankan Grandparent

3. Ryan Anthony Peries  

Age : 18 yrs. (DOB: 20 Jul 2002)  

Height : 6’ 2” 

Citizenship : British  

Position : Midfield 

Current club : Bournemouth University FC 

Category : Sri Lankan Grandparent

4. Haneef Mohamed Haseef Mohamed  

Age : 27 yrs. (DOB: 23 Aug 1993)  

Height : 5’ 6” 

Citizenship : Switzerland 

Position : Left / Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder 

Current club : FC Engstringen 

League : FC Engstringen plays in the Football Association of the Zurich Region FVRZ.  The 3rd Division of Swiss Football Association. 

Category : Sri Lankan Father & Mother


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5. Vigneswaran Dagsan 

Age : 16 yrs. (DOB: 02 May 2004)  

Height : 6’ 

Citizenship : Switzerland 

Position : Center Back / Midfielder 

Current club : Lausanne Sport 

League : FC Engstringen plays in the Football Association of the Zurich Region FVRZ.  The 3rd Division of Swiss Football Association. 

Category : Sri Lankan Father & Mother

Waseem Razeeq and his brother Muzaqir Razeeq are already eligible to represent the Sri Lankan
National Team.