Akashdeep Singh

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Akashdeep singh

| image = Akashdeep Singh in August 2022.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tarn Taran, Punjab, India

| height =

| spouse = {{marriage|Monika Malik|2024}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Punjab Armed Police

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Guru Angad Dev Sports Club

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = PAU Hockey Academy

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Surjit Hockey Academy

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Delhi Waveriders

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| goals1 =

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Uttar Pradesh Wizards

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2017–

| clubs3 = Punjab Armed Police

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| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = India U21

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2012–

| nationalteam2 = India

| nationalcaps2 = 247

| nationalgoals2 = 94

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|caption=Singh in August 2022}}

Akashdeep Singh (born 2 December 1994) 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.

Career

Born in Verowal, Tarn Taran, Punjab, Singh started to play hockey in secondary school before joining the Guru Angad Dev Sports Club.{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Surjit|title=From a village boy to highest earner in HIL auction, Akashdeep surprises all|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/from-a-village-boy-to-highest-earner-in-hil-auction-akashdeep-singh-surprises-everyone/story-r3HQrMVUWmM1baYelpWKFI.html|access-date=19 January 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 September 2015|archive-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126203740/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/from-a-village-boy-to-highest-earner-in-hil-auction-akashdeep-singh-surprises-everyone/story-r3HQrMVUWmM1baYelpWKFI.html|url-status=dead}} He then joined the PAU Hockey Academy in Ludhiana in 2006 before joining the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar. In 2013, Singh was auctioned to the Delhi Waveriders of the Hockey India League.{{cite news|title=Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hockey-india-league-auction-the-final-squads-list-526916.html|access-date=19 January 2016|work=IBN Live|date=16 December 2015}} After three seasons with Delhi, Singh was signed by the Uttar Pradesh Wizards for $84,000.{{cite news|last1=Vasavda|first1=Mihir|title=Hockey India League auctions: Akashdeep Singh highest paid Indian, Moritz Fuertse sold for record price|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/hockey-india-league-auctions-disappointing-return-for-sardar-singh/|access-date=19 January 2016|work=Indian Express|date=18 September 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/indian-hockey-mens-team-vs-belgium-mandeep-akashdeep-score-seal-2-0-win/article29521532.ece|title=India men's hockey team beats Belgium 2-0 in first Test|last=PTI|website=Sportstar|date=26 September 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-16}} As of Winter 2023, he was a student at the University of Alberta, in Canada, majoring in Biological And Political Sciences.

International

Singh was the captain of the youth India hockey sides and has represented India senior side. 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.{{cite web |title=Pakistan and India Are Declared Joint Champions in the 5th Edition of the Asian Champions Trophy |url=http://www.asiahockey.org/news/pakistan-and-india-are-declared-joint-champions-in-the-5th-edition-of-the-asian-champions-trophy/ |website=asiahockey.org |access-date=29 October 2018 |date=28 October 2018}}

References

External links

[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/akashdeep-singh-profile-9 Akashdeep Singh] at Hockey India
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