Shilanand Lakra
{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Shilanand Lakra
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sundergarh district, Odisha, India{{cite news |title=S'garh's Shilanand to represent India |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/sgarhs-shilanand-to-represent-india.html |accessdate=25 July 2019 |work=The Pioneer |date=4 July 2018}}
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| position = Forward
| currentclub = HC Melbourne
| clubs1 = BPCL
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| clubs2 = HC Melbourne
| years2 = 2024–
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| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam1 = India U21
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 33
| nationalgoals2 = 6
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{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Dhaka|}}
| updated = 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.{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Rajesh |title=Star shines on turf |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/star-shines-on-turf/cid/1418127 |accessdate=25 July 2019 |work=The Telegraph |date=5 July 2018}} He had previously played for the national junior team which won the bronze medal at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup.{{cite news |last1=Chacko |first1=Saji |title=Junior Lakra happy to play with seniors |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/sports/12886-junior-lakra-happy-play-seniors |accessdate=25 July 2019 |work=The Sunday Guardian |date=25 February 2018}}{{cite news |title=SAIL academy cadet selected for national hockey team |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/sail-academy-cadet-selected-national-hockey-team-1502594777.html |accessdate=25 July 2019 |work=The Statesman |date=3 March 2018}} He was the top goalscorer at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup with five goals.{{cite web |title=Awards |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1145/reports/awards |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=19 October 2019}}
Lakra signed for the Hockey One club HC Melbourne in 2024 to play club hockey in Australia.{{cite web |title=HC Melbourne welcomes Indian power forward Shilanand Lakra |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/news/hc-melbourne-welcomes-indian-power-forward-shilanand-lakra/ |website=Hockey One |accessdate=15 July 2024 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/shilanand-lakra-profile-4335 Shilanand Lakra] at Hockey India
- {{FIH|18692}}
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Category:People from Sundergarh district
Category:Field hockey players from Odisha
Category:Indian male field hockey players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Male field hockey forwards
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