Mohammed Raheel Mouseen

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Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club CAG
Senior career
YearsTeam
CAG
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– India 16 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Hulunbuir Team

Mohammed Raheel Mouseen (born 20 December 1996) [1] is an Indian field hockey player from Karnataka. He plays as a mid-fielder for the Indian national team and represents Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) team in the domestic tournaments. He plays both the Hockey 5s and the Senior outdoor formats. He was part of the Indian Hockey5s team which finished fifth at the World Cup at Muscat, Oman from 24 January 2024. [2] [3]

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Early life

Mouseen is born in Bengaluru. His mother is Taj Begum and his father Mohammed Naseeruddin was a former national-level hockey player at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). [4] His grandfather Ameer Uddin was also a hockey player. His brother Mohammed Naeemuddin played for CAG team and was also called for the junior national camps but could not make it to the Indian team. Raheel joined the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel at Bengaluru in 2012 at the age of 15. [4] He did his schooling at St. Joseph's School where he started his hockey and completed his B.Com. from Surana College, Bengaluru. [5] His learnt his basics from coach Manohar Katke before training under coaches Ashwath and Prabhakar at the SAI hostel.

Career

Domestic career

Raheel Mouseen started hockey early at St.Joseph's school and came through the ranks of sub-junior and junior hockey. While training at the Bengaluru SAI hostel, he played in the Junior Nationals and other domestic tournaments and was spotted by Air India. He played for SAI for eight years [6] and for the airlines from 2016 for four years. With him as striker, Air India won the Lal Bahadur Shastri tournament title in 2019 at Amritsar. [7] He was the highest scorer and was also declared as the Best Player of the tournament. The next year, he also excelled for the Air India team, which reached the finals of the Hockey India Senior Nationals in 2020. [7] He won a bronze medal in the Nationals in 2021, representing Karnataka. In between in 2018 and 2019, he was called up for the Senior camp but failed to make it to the Indian team. [7] He was also part of the Karnataka team that won the gold medal in the National Games in October 2022, that paved way for his debut for Senior India outdoor side. He was part of the Karnataka team which finished fourth at the Senior Nationals at Chennai in November 2023. [8]

Senior India career

Raheel Mouseen made his senior India debut in the Hockey 5s format at the inaugural edition of Hero Hockey five-a-side Championship at Lausanne in June 2022, where India won the gold medal. [7] He scored 10 goals at Lausanne and was declared as the Best Player of the tournament. [9] He made his Senior India (outdoor) debut at the 2021-22 FIH Hockey Pro-League (M) in October 2022 [10] [11] and went on to play the league in the next year too. In between, he played the test matches against Australia in December 2022. In September 2023, he was the Indian vice-captain at the Men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 at Salalah, Malaysia. [7] He also played the FIH Hockey Pro league for the third year - 2023–24. In 2024, he is part of the regular 33-member Indian core group of probables. [12] In 2024, he also toured Australia with the Indian team for a Test series, which India lost. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ PTI (2023-12-31). "FIH Hockey5s World Cup: Simranjeet to lead India men; Rajni to captain women's side". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ↑ "FIH Hockey 5s Rankings: Indian Men, Women Placed Second in Maiden List". News18. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "RAHEEL Mohammed | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  8. ↑ PTI. "Men's Hockey National: Punjab defeat Haryana in shootout to clinch title". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  9. ↑ "Sharpshooter Mohammed Raheel aims to consolidate gains". The Times of India. 2022-06-07. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  10. ↑ Qureshy, Tazeen (2022-10-29). "Mohammed Raheel Mouseen's India dream finally takes flight". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  11. ↑ "New faces added in Hockey India 22-member men's squad against Spain, New Zealand". www.thestatesman.com. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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  13. ↑ "Paris Olympics goal no lofty dream for Raheel". The Times of India. 2024-05-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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