Vivek Prasad

Vivek Sagar Prasad (born 25 February 2000) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

In January 2018, he became the second-youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. At the 2019 Hockey Stars Awards, Prasad was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year. At the 2020-21 FIH Player of the Year Awards, he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year.

International career

Prasad scored the equalizing goal for India in the 42nd minute in the final of the 2018 Champions Trophy against Australia, a match that India went on to lose in the penalties. At the 2019 FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar, Prasad was named the best young player at the tournament. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. He won the award by getting 34.5 per cent of the votes and he became the first Indian player to win an FIH Award. He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

References

External links

Vivek Prasad at Hockey India

2000 births

Living people

Indian male field hockey players

Male field hockey midfielders

Field hockey players from Madhya Pradesh

People from Hoshangabad district

Olympic field hockey players for India

Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games

Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games

Asian Games gold medalists for India

Asian Games bronze medalists for India

Asian Games medalists in field hockey

Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games

Field hockey players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for India

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in field hockey

Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India

Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey

Recipients of the Arjuna Award

2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players

Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games