{{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 | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sundergarh district, Odisha, India<ref>{{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}}</ref> | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = HC Melbourne | clubs1 = BPCL | years1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs2 = HC Melbourne | years2 = 2024– | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 2017–2019 | nationalteam1 = India U21 | nationalcaps1 = 18 | nationalgoals1 = 10 | nationalyears2 = 2018– | nationalteam2 = India | nationalcaps2 = 61 | nationalgoals2 = 12 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}} {{MedalGold|2025 Rajgir|}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Dhaka|}} | updated = }} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He had previously played for the national junior team which won the bronze medal at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> He was the top goalscorer at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup with five goals.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Lakra signed for the Hockey One club HC Melbourne in 2024 to play club hockey in Australia.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
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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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakra, Shilanand}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sundergarh district Category:Field hockey players from Odisha Category:Indian men's field hockey players Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:Men's field hockey forwards
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