FULL NAME: Rakesh Oram
GENDER: Male
BORN: 31 October 1997
FAMILY: Father (Gopal Oram), mother (Kala Oram), two brothers (Prabhakar and Bekey) and one sister.
HOME ADDRESS: Chituapada, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Nrusingha Guru Town High School, Sambalpur.
PROFESSION: Not known
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Government Sports Hostel, Sambalpur, where he joined in August, 2010.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Gangadhar Behera
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha Sub-Junior Boys, Odisha Senior Men; AIFF U-18 Boys; India U-15 Boys, India U-18 Boys, India U-19 Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Helped Sambalpur win the Biju Patnaik Gold Cup State-level Inter-School Football Tournament at Bhubaneswar in 2011.

NATIONAL:
*     He was Captain of the Odisha team that finished 5th in Group-A of the Final Round of 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, held in Bhubaneswar from 10-20 February 2023.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that finished second in Group-V league of the 76th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, held in Bhubaneswar from 24 Dec 2022 to 1 Jan 2023.
*     Scored the winner to help AIFF U18 Elite Academy beat SESA FA 1-0 on Jan 28, 2015.
*     In June 2012, he was selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy (West Zone) at Navi Mumbai for a period of two years.
*     Scored six goals in three matches to help Odisha reach semifinals of the 34th Sub-junior National Football Championship for Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy at Goa in 2012.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Represented India U-19 team in Asia Championship Trophy at Thailand and AFC Cup at Palestine in Oct-Nov, 2015. Scored two goals in three matches in the Thailand tournament.
*     Represented India in U-18 Asian Championship-2015 in Malaysia.
*     He was part of India U18 Elite Academy that lost 0-3 to Estudiantes FC, Argentina on Jan 4, 2015.
*     Represented India in Frenz U-18 International Cup 2015 Football Tournament in Malaysia, Jan 3-14, 2015.
*     Selected to represent India U-15 team in the Copa Coca Cola International Football Tournament to be played in Madrid (Spain) in July, 2012.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     In 2018, singed a two-year contract to play 2nd Division I-League for Bengaluru FC `B’.
*     Joined Mumbai City FC in Sept 2016 and made his professional debut in Indian Super Leauge on Oct 21, 2016 against Goa.
*     He was also in Mumbai City FC squad for 2017-18 Super Cup.
*     In 2012 he was selected to join AIFF Regional Academy in Mumbai before moving into AIFF Elite Academy.
*     Spent four years (2012-2016) in AIFF Elite Academy.
*     Joined Sambalpur Sports Hostel when studying in Class-VII and honed his skill under the guidance of coach Gangadhar Behera from 2010 to 2012.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 23 June 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 February 2023