FULL NAME: Nilam Sanjeep Xess
GENDER: Male
BORN: 7th November, 1998 (Hockey India)
FAMILY: Father (Bipin Xess), Mother (Jira Xess), Elder brother (Pradeep Kumar Xess) and two elder sisters ().
HOME ADDRESS: Kaduabahal, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
TWITTER HANDLE: @Nilamxess20
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Rourkela Municipal College, Rourkela.
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Kalu Charan Choudhury
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha, India U-18, India Seniors
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES: 35 (As on 14 January 2023)
INTERNATIONAL GOALS: 5 (As on 14 January 2023)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was captain 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 Kalinga Lancers team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India League, held from Jan 21 to Feb 26, 2017.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha men team that bagged bronze medal in the 1st Hockey India Five-a-Side Senior National Championship, held at Balewadi Stadium in Pune from October 26 to 30, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that retained the title in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     He was a member of Hockey Odisha team that finished third in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that won the title in the 5th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, held at Mysore from April 1 to 22, 2015.
*     He was part of the South Central Railway (Secunderabad) team that emerged champions in the 51st Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament in …….

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian Senior Men Team that won the Silver medal in the 31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup International Hockey Tournament at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia on 30 November 2025.
*     He was part of the Indian senior men team that finished 8th among nine teams in the FIH Pro League 2024-25, which was held in different countries from 30 November 2024 to 29 June 2025.
*     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 won the bronze medal in the 6th Mens Asian Champions Trophy Tournament at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on 22 December 2021.
*     He was part of the Indian senior men team that emerged champions in the Olympic Test Event, held in Tokyo from 17-21 August, 2019.
*     He was a member of the Indian Youth team that won the bronze medal in the Five-Nation U-23 Men’s Hockey Tournament, held at Antwerp, Belgium from July 14-21, 2018.
*     He was a member of the India-A team that finished 4th in the Australian Men’s Hockey League, held at Perth from Sept 28 to Oct 8, 2017.
*     He was the captain of the Indian team that won the gold medal in the 4th Asia Cup U-18 Boys Hockey Tournament, held at Dhaka, Bangladesh from Sept 24 to 30, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Indian team that won the silver medal in the 12th South Asian Games, held at Guwahati and Shillong from Feb 5 to 16, 2016.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Made his World Cup debut against Spain at Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on on 13 January 2023.
*     On 13 January 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh in his favour for representing India in Mens World Cup 2023.
*     On March 4, 2017, Chief Minister felicitated him with a total cash award of Rs 5.78 lakhs, which included Rs 1 lakh from State Sports Department and Rs 4.78 lakhs from HIL prize money.
*     Nilam was born in a family of peasants.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 13th February, 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 2 December 2025