Shilanand Lakra
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| Born | 5 May 1999 Sundergarh district, Odisha, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024– | HC Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | India U21 | 18 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | India | 33 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 23 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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Shilanand Lakra (born 5 May 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Indian national team.
Career
He made his national debut during the 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[2] He had previously played for the national junior team which won the bronze medal at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup.[3][4] He was the top goalscorer at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup with five goals.[5]
Lakra signed for the Hockey One club HC Melbourne in 2024 to play club hockey in Australia.[6]
References
- ^ "S'garh's Shilanand to represent India". The Pioneer. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Mohanty, Rajesh (5 July 2018). "Star shines on turf". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Chacko, Saji (25 February 2018). "Junior Lakra happy to play with seniors". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "SAIL academy cadet selected for national hockey team". The Statesman. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "HC Melbourne welcomes Indian power forward Shilanand Lakra". Hockey One. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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