Simranjeet Singh

Simranjeet Singh (born 27 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

Simranjeet Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996
Jalandhar, Punjab, India[1]
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– India 52 (16)
Last updated on: 5 August 2021

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[3] He made his senior team debut in 2018 and was part of India's silver medal winning team at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.

Singh was trained at the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar.[4] His cousin Gurjant Singh is also an international hockey player.[5]

References

  1. "SINGH Simranjeet - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "SINGH Simranjeet". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Junior World Cup squad announced". The Hindu. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "3 Punjab youngsters get first call-up". The Tribune. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. Duggal, Saurabh (20 December 2016). "The 'Green revolution' behind India's success in Hockey Junior World Cup". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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