FULL NAME: Nilam Sanjeep Xess
GENDER: Male
BORN: 7th November, 1998 (Hockey India)
FAMILY: Father (Bipin Xess), Mother (Jira Xess), Elder brother (Pradeep Kumar Xess) and two elder sisters ().
HOME ADDRESS: Kaduabahal, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
TWITTER HANDLE: @Nilamxess20
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Rourkela Municipal College, Rourkela.
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Kalu Charan Choudhury
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha, India U-18, India Seniors
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES: 35 (As on 14 January 2023)
INTERNATIONAL GOALS: 5 (As on 14 January 2023)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was captain of the Odisha U-21 boys team that won the gold medal in the 2nd Khelo India Youth Games, held at Pune and Mumbai from Jan 7-20, 2019.
*     He was part of the Kalinga Lancers team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India League, held from Jan 21 to Feb 26, 2017.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha men team that bagged bronze medal in the 1st Hockey India Five-a-Side Senior National Championship, held at Balewadi Stadium in Pune from October 26 to 30, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that retained the title in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     He was a member of Hockey Odisha team that finished third in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that won the title in the 5th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, held at Mysore from April 1 to 22, 2015.
*     He was part of the South Central Railway (Secunderabad) team that emerged champions in the 51st Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament in …….

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 11th Mens Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 June 2022.
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 6th Mens Asian Champions Trophy Tournament at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on 22 December 2021.
*     He was part of the Indian senior men team that emerged champions in the Olympic Test Event, held in Tokyo from 17-21 August, 2019.
*     He was a member of the Indian Youth team that won the bronze medal in the Five-Nation U-23 Men’s Hockey Tournament, held at Antwerp, Belgium from July 14-21, 2018.
*     He was a member of the India-A team that finished 4th in the Australian Men’s Hockey League, held at Perth from Sept 28 to Oct 8, 2017.
*     He was the captain of the Indian team that won the gold medal in the 4th Asia Cup U-18 Boys Hockey Tournament, held at Dhaka, Bangladesh from Sept 24 to 30, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Indian team that won the silver medal in the 12th South Asian Games, held at Guwahati and Shillong from Feb 5 to 16, 2016.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Made his World Cup debut against Spain at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on on 13 January 2023.
*     On 13 January 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh in his favour for representing India in Mens World Cup 2023.
*     On March 4, 2017, Chief Minister felicitated him with a total cash award of Rs 5.78 lakhs, which included Rs 1 lakh from State Sports Department and Rs 4.78 lakhs from HIL prize money.
*     Nilam was born in a family of peasants.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 13th February, 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 19 January 2023