Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for and captains the Indian national team. He is a penalty corner specialist and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world.

Harmanpreet Singh
Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2017 Dabang Mumbai
2017– Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 India U21 35 (32)
2015– India 206 (179)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouTeam
2018 JakartaTeam
Asia Cup
2017 Dhaka
Champions Trophy
2016 London
2018 Breda
Asian Champions Trophy
2018 Muscat
2023 Chennai
2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
2022 BirminghamTeam
Hockey World League
2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Junior World Cup
2016 Lucknow
Junior Asia Cup
2015 Kuantan

Singh made his debut in the junior national team in 2014 at the Sultan of Johor Cup. After being named player of the tournament at the 2014 edition of the same tournament, he made his senior debut the following year, against Japan. He made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2016. He was instrumental in India's third-place finish at the 2021–22 FIH Pro League, where he ended as top-scorer with 18 goals. He won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and was also instrumental in his team's silver medal win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and captained his team to a gold medal win at the 2022 Asian Games. Singh was named Men's Player of the Year at FIH Player of the Year Awards for 2020–2021.

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