Maninder Singh (field hockey)

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Maninder Singh (born 4 February 2001) [1] is an Indian field hockey player from Punjab. He made his senior India debut in the Hero Asia Cup 2022. He is a midfielder but also plays in the forwardline when needed. He plays for Chandigarh team and the Comptroller & Auditor General of India team in the domestic tournaments and for Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab) in the Hero Hockey India League 2024. [2] [3]

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Early life

Singh is from Bhagarhia village, Sangrur district, Punjab but moved to Chandigarh to improve his hockey. [4] He joined the Chandigarh Hockey Academy in 2010. [5]

Career

Singh was part of the Indian under–21 teams that played the Sultan of Johor Cup at Johar Bahru which won a bronze medal in 2017 and a silver medal in 2019. [4] In 2021, he played for the Indian team in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, where India finished fourth. Then, he made his senior India debut in June 2022 at the Hero Asia Cup at Jakarta. In 2024, he also played the FIH Hockey 5s World Cup at Oman, where India finished fifth. [2] In June 2024, he was part of the Indian bench in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023–24 but did not get a chance to play any matches. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Maninder Singh - Hockey India". www.hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab), Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hockey India League Players' Auction: Full list of squads of eight men's teams". The Times of India. 15 October 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Maninder keen to learn from hockey legends like Sardar Singh and Manpreet". The Times of India. 15 December 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "With 27 goals, 2 village boys help city team lift maiden title". The Indian Express. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "SINGH Maninder | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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