FULL NAME: Lucela Ekka
GENDER: Female
BORN: Date not known
FAMILY: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ROLE IN HOCKEY: Player-turned-Coach
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
PROFESSION: Working as contractual junior hockey coach in the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Govt Odisha at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION: Coaching degree in hockey from NS NIS, Patiala.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER:
*     She was the captain of the Odisha women team that won the Gold medal in the 1st Hockey India Masters Cup National Hockey Championship at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 27 June 2025.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     She was the manager of the Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship at Sourth Central Railway Sprts Complex in Secunderabad, Telangana on 6 Dec 2024.
*     She was manager of the Hockey Association of Odisha team that won the Gold medal in the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship at Dhyanchand Stadium in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 17 May 2022.
*     Groomed a number of national and international players, including India defender Deep Grace Ekka.
*     Functioned as coach of Odisha women teams in different National Hockey Championships.
*     Worked as a coach at SAI SAG Centre, Sundargarh.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: October 6, 2018
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 29 June 2025