Gurinder Singh (field hockey)

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Gurinder Singh
Personal information
Born (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27)
Ropar, Punjab, India [1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Indian Oil Corporation
Senior career
YearsTeam
Indian Oil Corporation
National team
YearsTeamApps (Gls)
2014–2016 India U21 9
2017– India 67 (1)

Gurinder Singh (born 1 January 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. [2] He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. [3]

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References

  1. "Gurinder Singh". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "Junior World Cup squad announced". The Hindu. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "Seven juniors get senior call-up". The Hindu. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.