FULL NAME: Gregory Xess
GENDER: Male
BORN: 9th January, 2000 (Hockey India official date)
PARENTS: Father (Selsus Xess), Mother (Santi Xess)
HOME ADDRESS: Kesramal, Rajgangpur, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Studied at Birsa Munda Bidyapitha and Sambalpur University
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela
TYPE OF PLAYER: Mid-fielder
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Bijaya Lakra, KC Choudhury
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Sports Hostel Rourkela, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha Sub-juniors, Juniors and Seniors; Hockey Odisha Seniors
ROLE MODEL: Birendra Lakra because of his on and off field discipline.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     He was part of the Sports Hostel Rourkela team that won the Silver medal in the 2nd HAO State Senior Men Hockey Championship at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 9 September 2023.

NATIONAL:
*     Played 3 matches for Hockey Gangpur-Odisha at the 10th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A) in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 23 Jan-2 Feb, 2020.
*     He was part of the Odisha U-21 men hockey team that won bronze medal at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati on 21 January, 2020.
*     Played 5 matches for Hockey Gangpur-Odisha at the 9th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 17-28 Feb, 2019.
*     Played 4 matches for Hockey Odisha at the 9th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A) in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 31 Jan-10 Feb, 2019.
*     He was part 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 Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the bronze medal in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Bhopal (MP) from April 26 to May 6, 2018.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the silver medal in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the bronze medal in the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship (Division A), held at Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi from May 17 to 24, 2015.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Joined Pansposh Sports hostel in 2011.
*     Joined Hockey Centre of Excellence, Bhubaneswar in 2018.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 February 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 28 September 2023