Arshdeep Singh (field hockey)
{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}
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Arshdeep Singh (born 10 October 2004){{Cite web |title=Arshdeep Singh - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/players/arshdeep-singh-profile-13407 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=hockeyindia.org}} is an Indian hockey player from Punjab. He plays for the India men’s national field hockey team as a forward. He is registered with the Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club, and plays for Hockey Punjab in the domestic tournaments and for Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Hockey: Farmer's son Arshdeep Singh impresses in the HIL to earn Indian team call-up |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/arshdeep-singh-farmers-son-hockey-hil-india-call-up-9808463/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=HIL: Arshdeep Singh's twin strikes sink UP Rudras, lifts Hyderabad Toofans to 3-1 win |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/hockey/hil-arshdeep-singhs-twin-strikes-sink-up-rudras-lifts-hyderabad-toofans-to-3-1-win20250125224757/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=ANI News |language=en}}
Early life and career
Singh is from Leharka, near Amritsar, Punjab. His father is a farmer. He is doing his graduation at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. He started with Malwa Hockey Academy in Ludhiana before joining the Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy. His brother Yugraj Singh, also a hockey player, encouraged him to play hockey.{{Cite news |date=2024-05-08 |title=2 hockey players from Ludhiana-based academy make it to India junior squad |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/2-hockey-players-from-ludhiana-based-academy-make-it-to-india-junior-squad-101715189178697.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240610024135/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/2-hockey-players-from-ludhiana-based-academy-make-it-to-india-junior-squad-101715189178697.html |archive-date=2024-06-10 |access-date=2025-02-19 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}
Career
Singh is selected for the National camp ahead of the FIH Pro League 2024-2025. He was in the Indian junior team that toured Europe from 18 to 31 May 2024.{{Cite web |title=India Men Jr {{!}} Indian Hockey National Teams - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/national-team/india-men-jr-profile-12 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=hockeyindia.org}} He is also part of the Indian team that won the FIH Junior World Cup at Muscat, Oman. Earlier, he played the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where the Indian team won a bronze medal.
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External links
- [https://hockeyindia.org/players/arshdeep-singh-profile-13407 Arshdeep Singh] at Hockey India.
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Category:Indian male field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players from Amritsar