Nilakanta Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma
Born	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 28) Imphal East, Manipur, India
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur
Senior career
Years	Team
	Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
	Railway Sports Promotion Board
	India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	India	114	(15)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team Asian Champions Trophy 2018 Muscat 2023 Chennai Junior World Cup 2016 Lucknow Junior Asia Cup 2015 Kuantan

Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma (born 2 May 1995)^[2] is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. And Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[3]

Career

Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East, Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the 2014 Sultan of Johor Cup^[4] and drafted by the Dabang Mumbai franchise of the Hockey India League.^[5]