FULL NAME: Vivek Lakra
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 December 2007 (Source: Hockey India)
SON OF: Father (Salestin Lakra), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Goalkeeper
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Sports Hostel Rourkela
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Kalu Charan Choudhury, Joyappa Bollepanda Kariappa
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Sports Hostel Rourkela, Shrachi Bengal Tigers, Hockey Association of Odisha Junior Men, India Junior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     He was part of the Sports Hostel Rourkela team that won the Silver medal in the 2nd HAO State Senior Men Hockey Championship at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 9 September 2023. Also bagged the award as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

ZONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha U-19 Men Team that won the Gold medal in the 2nd Hockey India Junior East Zone Championships at Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Kolkata on 21 July 2024.

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha men hockey team that won the Gold medal in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai on 27 January 2024.
*     He was part of the Hockey Association of Odisha team that finished 4th in the 13th Hockey India Junior (U-20) Men National Championship at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela on 22 June 2023.
*     He was part of the Odisha U-18 men team that won the Silver medal in the hockey competition of the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on 10 February 2023.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the sixth overall Gold medal and fourth in a row at the 11th Mens Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament at Moqi Training Base in Moqi, China on 13 Sept 2026. He also bagged the award as Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Represented Shrachi Bengal Tigers in the 7th Mens Hockey India League (HIL) held in Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar from 3-26 January 2026.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi felicitated him as a member of the 2026 Junior Asia Cup gold medal winning Indian team with a cheque of Rs 1.25 lakh at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 26 Sept 2026.
*     Adjudged as the Best Goalkeeper at the State Sub-Junior Men Hockey Championship 2022.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 March 2023
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 September 2026