Akashdeep singh | |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1994 |
Birth Place: | Tarn Taran, Punjab, India |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Punjab Armed Police |
Youthclubs1: | Guru Angad Dev Sports Club |
Youthclubs2: | PAU Hockey Academy |
Youthclubs3: | Surjit Hockey Academy |
Years1: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs1: | Delhi Waveriders |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
Years3: | 2017– |
Clubs3: | Punjab Armed Police |
Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
Nationalteam1: | India U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 40 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 2012– |
Nationalteam2: | India |
Nationalcaps2: | 247 |
Nationalgoals2: | 94 |
Akashdeep Singh (born 12 March 2008) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League and the India hockey team.
Born in Verowal, Tarn Taran, Punjab, Singh started to play hockey in secondary school before joining the Guru Angad Dev Sports Club.[1] He then joined the PAU Hockey Academy in Ludhiana in 2006 before joining the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar.[1] In 2013, Singh was auctioned to the Delhi Waveriders of the Hockey India League.[2] After three seasons with Delhi, Singh was signed by the Uttar Pradesh Wizards for $84,000.[3] [4] As of Winter 2023, he was a student at the University of Alberta, in Canada, majoring in Biological And Political Sciences.
Singh was the captain of the youth India hockey sides and has represented India senior side.[1] He Played Olympics 2016 in Rio . He made 33 international goals. Singh has represented India in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, he was awarded the player of the tournament award.[5]