FULL NAME: Mariana Kujur
GENDER: Female
BORN: 20 April, 1999 (Source: Hockey India)
HOME ADDRESS: Timna, Sundargarh, Odisha, India.
FAMILY: Father (), Mother ()
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Works at Indian Railways, Mumbai
TYPE OF PLAYER: Mid-fielder
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Amulyananda Bihari
IDOL: Odisha stalwarts Lilima Minz and Namita Toppo
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 8 (As on 22 June 2022)
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Hockey Odisha Sub-junior Women, Junior Women and Senior Women; India U-18 Women, U-23 Women and India-A Women, India Senior Women

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Hockey Odisha in the 8th Senior Women National Hockey Championship (Division-A), held at Ranchi, Jharkhand from Feb 1 to 11, 2018.
*     She was part of the Hockey Odisha team that finished fourth in the Hockey India 6th Junior Women National Championship (Division-A), held at Ranchi from April 30 to May 8, 2016.
*     She was a member of Hockey Odisha team that won the bronze medal in the 5th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship (Division A), held at Ranchi from May 24 to 31, 2015.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Indian women team that won the Silver medal at the 1st FIH Hockey 5s World Cup in Muscat, Oman on 27 January 2024.
*     She was part of the Senior Indian Women Team that won the Gold medal at the 1st Womens Hockey 5s Asia Cup in Salalah, Oman on 28 August 2023.
*     Played two matches for Indian Women Team that finished third on debut in the FIH Pro League on 22 June 2022.
*     She was part of the Indian Women Team that finished fourth in the 1st FIH Hockey 5s Tournament, held held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 4 and 5 June 2022.
*     She was the part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the Womens Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Muscat on 28th January 2022.
*     She was part of the Indian Junior Women Team that won a 6-match series 5-1 against Chile Junior and Senior Women teams in Santiago between 18-25 January, 2021.
*     She was part of the Indian Junior Women team that won the 3-Nations Tournament, held in Canberra, Australia from 4-8 Dec, 2019.
*     She was part of the India-A women team that won the four-match series 3-1 against France-A women, held in Lucknow and Gorakhpur (UP) from Feb 8-13, 2019.
*     She was a member of the Indian Youth team that won the silver medal in the Six-Nation U-23 Women’s Hockey Tournament, held at Antwerp, Belgium from July 14-21, 2018.
*     She was a member of the India-A team that finished 9th, winning one and losing five out of seven matches in the Australian Women’s Hockey League, held at Perth from Sept 28 to Oct 8, 2017.
* She was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 4th U-18 Women Asia Cup Tournament, held at Bangkok, Thailand from Dec 16-22, 2016. Hockey India announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakh for each member of the Indian squad.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     On 20 February 2024, Odisha Government announced a cash award Rs 12.5 lakh in her favour for representing the Indian team that won the silver medal at the FIH Hockey 5s Womens World Cup, 2024 held in Muscat, Oman.
*     Joined Panpost Sports Hostel in 2010.
*     Dreams to make her parents happy by playing for Senior India Team at Olympics and best midfielder in the world.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 February 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 21 February 2024