Sanjay (born 5 May 2001) is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender. He is named in the Indian hockey squad for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1][2] He is also one of the second drag flickers for the team. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]
.jpg) India and Australia at the Hockey5s tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
5 May 2001 Dabra, Hisar, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Hockey Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | India U21 | 23 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | India | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Sanjay hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana.[4] He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events.[4] From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy.
Career edit
- 2023: In August, he was part of the Senior India team that played the Champions Trophy at Chennai, India.[5]
- 2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain.[5]
- 2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven.[5]
- 2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland.[4][6]
- 2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India.[7]
- 2019: In June, he played for the Indian Under-21 team at the 8-Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) at Madrid, Spain.
- 2018: He was part of the Indian team that won the 3rd Youth Olympic Games at Argentina.[8] [9]
References edit
- ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ ANI (2023-09-22). ""Moment of pride to wear India jersey at Asian Games": Hockey team defender Sanjay". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Back from wilderness, Sanjay aims to fill big shoes". Hindustan Times. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ a b c "SANJAY | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Chd Hockey Academy product Sanjay eyes senior team berth". The Times of India. 2022-06-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Sanjay Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ PTI (2018-10-15). "Youth Olympics: India pockets silver in hockey". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ "Could Sanjay be Indian hockey's next Rupinder Pal Singh?". The Times of India. 2021-11-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
External links edit
- Sanjay at the International Hockey Federation
- Sanjay at Olympedia
- Sanjay at Hockey India
