FULL NAME: Anmol Ekka
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 January 2006 (Source: Hockey India)
SON OF: Father (Tosil Ekka), Mother (Mamata Ekka)
HOME ADDRESS: Biramitrapur, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Sundargarh Town High School and Kalyani Ray Mahavidyalaya, Rourkela
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Cadet of Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar. Earlier trained at SAIL Hockey Academy, Rourkela
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Edgar Joseph Mascarehnas, Joyappa Bollepanda Kariappa, David John
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Hockey Association of Odisha U-18 Men and Junior Men, India Junior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

ZONAL:
*     He was part of the Hockey Association of Odisha team that won the Silver medal in the 1st Hockey India Junior Men East Zone Championship, held at Birsa College Compound in Khunti, Jharkhand from 19-26 March 2023.

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 Vice-Captain 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 Junior Men Team that won the Bronze medal in the 12th Sultan of Johor Cup U-21 International Hockey Tournament at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on 26 Oct 2024.
*     He was part of the Indian Junior (U-21) Mens Hockey Team that won two and lost three matches during their tour of Europe from 20 to 29 May 2024.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Made his junior international debut during the tour of Europe from 20 to 29 May 2024.
*     A penalty-corner specialist, Anmol emerged as the top scorer with 12 goals in the 1st Hockey India Junior Men East Zone Championship, held in Khunti, Jharkhand from 19-26 March 2023.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 6 March 2023
PROFILE LAST UPDATED 26 October 2024