Shilanand Lakra (born 5 May 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a

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for the Indian national team.

Career

He made his national debut during the

2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 3 to 10 March 2018. The number of teams for this year's cup was the same as last year's tournament where six teams compete ...

. He had previously played for the national junior team which won the bronze medal at the

2017 Sultan of Johor Cup The 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup was the seventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 22 to 29 October 2017. As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the tit ...

. He was the top goalscorer at the

2019 Sultan of Johor Cup The 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup was the ninth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12 to 19 October 2019. As in previous editions, a tota ...

with five goals. Lakra signed for the

Hockey One The Sultana Bran Hockey One is a field hockey competition organised by Hockey Australia, which replaced the Australian Hockey League. The competition serves as Australia's premier domestic hockey league, helping unearth future talent for select ...

club HC Melbourne in 2024 to play club hockey in Australia.

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Shilanand Lakra
at Hockey India * 1999 births Living people People from Sundergarh district Field hockey players from Odisha Indian male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub