Simranjeet Singh Explained

Simranjeet Singh
Birth Date:27 December 1996
Birth Place:Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Height:173 cm[2]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
Nationalteam1:India U21
Nationalyears1:2014–2016
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalyears2:2018–
Nationalteam2:India
Nationalcaps2:56
Nationalgoals2:16
Updated:5 August 2021

Simranjeet Singh (born 27 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[3] He made his senior team debut in 2018 and was part of India's silver medal winning team at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.

Singh was trained at the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar.[4] His cousin Gurjant Singh is also an international hockey player.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SINGH Simranjeet - Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Olympics.com . 7 August 2021 . en-us . 7 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807210936/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1308708-singh-simranjeet.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: SINGH Simranjeet . worldcup2018.hockey . . 11 February 2019.
  3. News: Junior World Cup squad announced. 21 January 2018. The Hindu. 18 November 2016.
  4. News: 3 Punjab youngsters get first call-up . 14 July 2018 . The Tribune . 8 January 2018.
  5. News: Duggal . Saurabh . The ‘Green revolution’ behind India’s success in Hockey Junior World Cup . 14 July 2018 . Hindustan Times . 20 December 2016.