Arshdeep Singh (field hockey)
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| Born |
10 October 2004 Leharka, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | India U21 | 17 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | India | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arshdeep Singh (born 10 October 2004)[1] is an Indian field hockey player. He plays for the Indian national team as a forward. He is registered with the Railway Sports Promotion Board, Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club and Hockey Punjab in the domestic tournaments and Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League.[2][3]
Early life and career
Singh is from Leharka, near Amritsar, Punjab. His father is a farmer. He is doing his graduation at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar.[2] He started with Malwa Hockey Academy in Ludhiana before joining the Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy. His brother Yugraj Singh, also a hockey player, encouraged him to play hockey.[4]
Career
Singh is selected for the National camp ahead of the FIH Pro League 2024-2025. He was in the Indian junior team that toured Europe from 18 to 31 May 2024.[5] He is also part of the Indian team that won the Junior Asia Hoceky Cup at Muscat, Oman. Earlier, he played the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where the Indian team won a bronze medal.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Arshdeep Singh - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Hockey: Farmer's son Arshdeep Singh impresses in the HIL to earn Indian team call-up". The Indian Express. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "HIL: Arshdeep Singh's twin strikes sink UP Rudras, lifts Hyderabad Toofans to 3-1 win". ANI News. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "2 hockey players from Ludhiana-based academy make it to India junior squad". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "India Men Jr | Indian Hockey National Teams - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 19 February 2025.