FULL NAME: Rakesh Oram
GENDER: Male
BORN: 31 October 1997
FAMILY: Father (Gopal Oram), mother (Kala Oram), two brothers (Prabhakar and Bekey) and one sister.
HOME ADDRESS: Chituapada, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Nrusingha Guru Town High School, Sambalpur.
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Government Sports Hostel, Sambalpur, where he joined in August, 2010.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Gangadhar Behera
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha Sub-Junior Boys, Odisha Senior Men; AIFF U-18 Boys; India U-15 Boys, India U-18 Boys, India U-19 Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Helped Sambalpur win the Biju Patnaik Gold Cup State-level Inter-School Football Tournament at Bhubaneswar in 2011.

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha team that qualified for the final rounds of the 78th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, winning both of their league matches in Group-F against Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh at GNDU Sports Complex in Amritsar on 21 and 23 Nov 2024.
*     He was Captain of the Odisha team that finished 5th in Group-A of the Final Round of 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, held in Bhubaneswar from 10-20 February 2023.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that finished second in Group-V league of the 76th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, held in Bhubaneswar from 24 Dec 2022 to 1 Jan 2023.
*     Scored the winner to help AIFF U18 Elite Academy beat SESA FA 1-0 on Jan 28, 2015.
*     In June 2012, he was selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy (West Zone) at Navi Mumbai for a period of two years.
*     Scored six goals in three matches to help Odisha reach semifinals of the 34th Sub-junior National Football Championship for Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy at Goa in 2012.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Represented India U-19 team in Asia Championship Trophy at Thailand and AFC Cup at Palestine in Oct-Nov, 2015. Scored two goals in three matches in the Thailand tournament.
*     Represented India in U-18 Asian Championship-2015 in Malaysia.
*     He was part of India U18 Elite Academy that lost 0-3 to Estudiantes FC, Argentina on Jan 4, 2015.
*     Represented India in Frenz U-18 International Cup 2015 Football Tournament in Malaysia, Jan 3-14, 2015.
*     Selected to represent India U-15 team in the Copa Coca Cola International Football Tournament to be played in Madrid (Spain) in July, 2012.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     In 2018, singed a two-year contract to play 2nd Division I-League for Bengaluru FC `B’.
*     Joined Mumbai City FC in Sept 2016 and made his professional debut in Indian Super Leauge on Oct 21, 2016 against Goa.
*     He was also in Mumbai City FC squad for 2017-18 Super Cup.
*     In 2012 he was selected to join AIFF Regional Academy in Mumbai before moving into AIFF Elite Academy.
*     Spent four years (2012-2016) in AIFF Elite Academy.
*     Joined Sambalpur Sports Hostel when studying in Class-VII and honed his skill under the guidance of coach Gangadhar Behera from 2010 to 2012.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 23 June 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 23 November 2024