Dilpreet Singh

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Dilpreet Singh
Personal information
Born (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)
Butala, Amritsar District,
Punjab, India [1]
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club India Oil Corporation
Senior career
YearsTeam
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
India Oil Corporation
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017–2019 India U21 12
2018– India 91 (32)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Breda
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Muscat
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka
Last updated on: 22 December 2021

Dilpreet Singh (born 12 November 1999) [3] is an Indian field hockey player from Punjab. He plays as a forward for the India men's national field hockey team. [4] [5] He is registered with the Punjab Armed Police and plays for Hockey Punjab in the domestic tournaments. He played for Vedanta Kalinga Lancers in the Hero Hockey India League 2025. [6]

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Early life

Singh belongs to Butala, Amritsar district, Punjab, India. He was born to Balwinder Singh, who was a hockey player in Army and it was due to his encouragement that Dilpreet started playing this sport. He initially trained in Khadur Sahib Academy of his father and later on took coaching from Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy located in Amritsar, and then from Jalandhar's Surjit Academy. [1] [7]

Career

After missing the 2024 Olympics, Singh made a comeback to play the two-twst series against Germany in 2024 and was also selected in the final team [8] for the 2024-2025 FIH Hockey Pro League at Bhubaneswar. [9] He scored in the 2-0 win against Spain on 16 February 2025. [10] [11] Earlier, he played the Pro League in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23. [3]

He became an Olympic medalist taking part in the Indian team at the 2020 Paris Olympic Games where India won a bronze medal. [3]

He was part of the gold winning Indian team at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023. Earlier, he also got a gold at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 at Muscat and a bronze at Dhaka in 2021. In 2018, he also participated and won a bronze in the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta and played the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar, where India finished sixth. He was part of the XXI Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia, where India missed a medal finishing fourth. [3]

He made his Junior India debut at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup winning a bronze and also played the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup, at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where India got a silver. [3] He made his senior India debut at the age of 18 years, against Japan in the 4-nation invitational tournament at Tauranga. [9]

He is employed with Punjab Police after a long stint with the Indian Oil Corporation team. [9]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Grewal, Indervir (1 November 2017). "The goal-getter". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "SINGH Dilpreet". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dilpreet Singh - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Grewal, Indervir (31 March 2018). "Dilpreet, the tiger on prowl". The Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Grewal, Indervir (16 March 2018). "CWG: 18-year-old Dilpreet's 'big moment' arrives". The Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dilpreet Singh - Hockey India League - Hockey India". hockeyindialeague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Arvind, S (21 March 2018). "Dilpreet Singh is the next big thing for India". My Khel. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Latest Hockey News and Updates - Hockey India". www.hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "How Dilpreet Singh Has Made his National Comeback Count!". Hockey Passion. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "FIH Pro League: Mandeep, Dilpreet shine as India secures 2-0 win over Spain". The Bridge. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Craig Fulton's tweaks work, as India bounce back against Spain; women's team play another thriller". The Indian Express. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
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