Birendra Lakra was born on 3 February 1990 in the village of Lachchada in the Sundargarh District of Odisha, on the border with Jharkhand.

[citation needed] Birendra Lakra is a player for the Rourkela Steel Plant's SAIL Hockey Academy.

He scored the first goal in India's victory in the final game of the Olympic Hockey Qualifying Tournament against France.

India defeated Belgium with the help of a single goal that was produced by the pass given by Birendra Lakra to the forward[clarification needed].

[2] In the auction of the inaugural Hockey India League season, Lakra was bought by the Ranchi franchise for US$41,000[3] with his base price being US$9,250.