FULL NAME: Deepa Nayak
GENDER: Female
BORN: 20 March 2002 (Source: All India Football Federation, Football Association of Odisha and Odisha Olympic Association)
HOME ADDRESS: Mahanadi Vihar, Cuttack, Odisha, India
PARENTS: Tuku Nayak (Father), Sulochana Nayak (Mother)
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Working at Odisha Police
TYPE OF FOOTBALLER: Forward
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: SAI Training Centre, Cuttack
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Chitrasen Patra, Gitanjali Khuntia
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha State Sub-junior, Junior and Senior Women; SAI Training Centre Cuttack, Odisha Police and Rising Student Club

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     She was part of the 22-member Odisha Women Football Team that won the Silver medal in the 38th National Games at Indira Gandhi International Sports Complex in Haldwani, Uttarakhand on 6 February 2025.
*     She was part of the Odisha team that won the Silver medal in the 29th Senior Women National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy (Final Round) at RKM Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh on 23 Dec 2024.
*     Represented Odisha in the 28th Senior Womens National Football Championship (Final Round) for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, held in Kolkata from 2-11 May 2024.
*     She was part of the Odisha team that reached  semifinals before losing to Haryana in the 27th Senior Women National Football Championship 2023 (Final Round) at GNDU Main Ground in Amritsar on 26 June 2023.
*     She was part of the 20-member Odisha Women Football Team that won the Silver medal in the 36th National Games at  TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 10 October 2022.
*     She was part of the Odisha U-21 women football team that won Bronze medal at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati, Assam on 22 January, 2020.
*     She was part of the Odisha team that reached semifinals in the 25th Sr Women National Football Championship, held at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh from 10-24 Sept, 2019.
*     She was a member of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from July 26 to August 10, 2017.
*     Attended India under-14 girls camp, held at Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat) from March 7 to April 20, 2016.
*     She was a member of the Odisha team that emerged champion in the  Sub-junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from Jan 17 to Feb 2, 2016. She scored seven goals in as many maches.
*     Represented Odisha in the Sub-junior Girls National Football Championship, held in May, 2015.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     She was part of the Odisha Police Women Team that bagged the Bronze medal in the 73rd BN Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship at Umakanta Stadium in Agartala, Tripura on 6 March 2025.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Started playing football at Bidanasi ground in Cuttack from 2013.
*     She used to pedal nine kilometres daily to practise at Bidanasi ground.
*     Family of Deepa lives in a slum and her father is a daily labourer.
*     But by virtue of strong will-power and perseverance, she has caught all attention as budding football talent.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 January 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 8 March 2025