FULL NAME: Abhishek Lakra (First name also spelt as Abhisek)
GENDER: Male
BORN: 7th February, 2000 (Source: Hockey India)
PARENTS: Father (Anil Lakra), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Bijay Kumar Lakra, K C Choudhury
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha Juniors, Seniors and India Juniors
IDOL: Dilip Tirkey
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 7 (As on 1 June 2022)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     He was part of the Sundargarh team that won the Bronze medal in the 2nd HAO State Senior Men Hockey Championship at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 9 September 2023.

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha U-21 men hockey team that won Bronze medal at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati on 21 January, 2020.
*     He was part 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 Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Bhopal (MP) from April 26 to May 6, 2018.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the Silver medal in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur-Odisha in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.

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 finished 4th in the FIH Junior Mens Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 5 December 2021.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Made his senior international debut in the 11th Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Jakarta, Indonesia on 23 May 2022.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 2 May 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 6 October 2023