Vivek Prasad
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Prasad at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivek Sagar Prasad | ||
| Born |
25 February 2000 Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Madhya Pradesh Police | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) | |||
| Madhya Pradesh Police | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2017–2021 | India U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2018– | India | 166 | (21) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 5 August 2021 | |||
Vivek Sagar Prasad (born 25 February 2000) is an Indian field hockey player from Madhya Pradesh and a two-time Olympian bronze medalist. He plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team. He is a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and won his second bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.
In January 2018, he became the second-youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. At the 2019 Hockey Stars Awards, Prasad was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year. At the 2020-21 FIH Player of the Year Awards, he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year.