Prabhjot Singh | |
Birth Date: | 1980 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Gurdaspur, Punjab, India |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | Sher-e-Punjab |
Years1: | 2012 |
Caps1: | 13 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Clubs2: | Mumbai Magicians |
Years2: | 2013 |
Nationalteam1: | India |
Nationalyears1: | 2001–2013 |
Nationalcaps1: | 218 |
Prabhjot Singh is an Indian former field hockey player who played for the Indian national hockey team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.
Prabhjot debuted for the Men's National Team in 2001. He was part of the national squad in the 2004 Athens Olympic, where India finished in 7th place. Apart from representing India in hockey, he is also an officer in Indian Oil. He was the captain of the Sher-e-Punjab team in the World Series Hockey in 2012. Prabhjot is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[1]
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.[2]
During FIH World Cup, 2010 he showed the middle finger to the home crowd after a loss 2–4 loss against Argentina. He later apologized for this act.[3]