![]() Rana in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born | Dabra, Hisar, Haryana, India | 5 May 2001||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Hockey Haryana | |||
2024– | Kalinga Lancers | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2017–2021 | India U21 | 23 | (13) |
2023– | India | 70 | (5) |
Medal record |
Sanjay Rana (born 5 May 2001) is an Indian hockey player who plays as a defender. [1] He is also one of the second drag flickers for the Indian team which won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games. [2] He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [3] [4]
Rana hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana. [5] [3] He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events. [5] From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy. He is an alumnus of Chandigarh University. [6]