Sakshi Rana

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Sakshi Rana
Personal information
Born (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 18)
Sonipat, Haryana, India
Playing position Forward/Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
Hockey Haryana
2025– Odisha Warriors
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2023–2024 India U21 16 (4)
2025– India 7 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Oman

Sakshi Rana (born 31 August 2007) [1] is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a forward or a midfielder. She is registered with Hockey Haryana and plays for the state unit in the domestic tournaments. She played for Vedanta Odisha Warriors in the inaugural Women's Hockey India League 2025. [2]

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Early life and career

Rana is from Sonipat, Haryana. She was trained by former India captain and coach Pritam Rani Siwach. [3] [4]

Career

In December 2023, Rana represented India in the Women's FIH Junior World Cup 2023 held at Santiago, Chile, where India finished ninth. [1] Earlier in August 2023, she took part in the under-21, 4–Nation's Junior Women's Invitational Tournament at Düsseldorf. [5]

Rana represented India in the women's FIH Junior World Cup 2023 held at Santiago, Chile, where India finished ninth. [5] In February 2025, she made her senior India debut at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, against Spain in the FIH Pro League and also scored her first goal for India. [6] [3]

In May 2024, she was chosen as the vice–captain of the 22-member Indian Junior Women's team that was announced for the tour of Europe from 21 to 20 May 2024. [7] [8] [9] In 2024, she was also part of the Indian Junior Women's team that won gold at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup. [6] [10] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sakshi Rana - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sakshi Rana - Hockey India League - Hockey India". hockeyindialeague.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Hockey: In Kukuda's Sunelita Toppo and Sonepat's Sakshi Rana, two teenage hopes for India's future". The Indian Express. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Target was to score on my first game: Sakshi Rana on her dream senior team debut". www.hockeyindia.org. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Rana Sakshi | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 Pandey, Tejasvi (7 March 2025). "Sakshi Rana dream debut in FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 THE NEW INDIAN". THE NEW INDIAN. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jyoti set to lead as HI announces 22-member Indian Junior Women's Hockey team for Europe tour". ANI News. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Jyoti Singh to lead Indian junior women's hockey team for Europe tour". thebridge.in. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ↑ PTI (6 May 2024). "Jyoti to lead Indian junior women's hockey team for Europe tour". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Target was to score on my first game: Sakshi Rana on her dream senior team debut". United News of India. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "మన ఆటలో వేగం పెరగాలి | Indian women's hockey rising star Sakshi Rana comments | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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