Malak Singh

{{short description|Indian field hockey player (born 1992)}}

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|birth_place= Sant Nagar, Sirsa district, Haryana, India

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|position=Forward

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Malak Singh (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward.{{cite news|last1=Duggal|first1=Saurabh|title=Indian hockey's newest nursery|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/indian-hockey-s-newest-nursery/story-M7OXTo2RNL6zRMJsERvQUN.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 September 2013}} He hails from Sant Nagar in Sirsa district, Haryana, where he plays for the Namdhari XI hockey team.{{cite news|last1=Ganguly|first1=Adit|title=Hockey team from Haryana's Sant Nagar expects players to eat vegetarian food, wear traditional clothes|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-hockey-team-from-haryana-s-sant-nagar-expects-players-to-eat-vegetarian-food-wear-traditional-clothes-2123993|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=DNA India|date=11 September 2015}} He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Malaysia.{{cite news|title=India crushes Oman by 8-0 in Hockey Asia Cup, Mandeep scores a hat-trick|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/india-crushes-oman-by-80-in-hockey-asia-cup-mandeep-scores-a-hattrick/article5055644.ece|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=24 August 2013}}

Singh works with the western zone of Indian Railways and plays for the Railways hockey team in national championships.{{cite news|last1=Keerthivasan|first1=K.|title=Indian Railways claims Murugappa Gold Cup|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/Indian-Railways-claims-Murugappa-Gold-Cup/article14633157.ece|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=The Hindu|date=12 September 2016}} He also plays for Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League (HIL),{{cite news|title=Hockey India League Season 5: Teams, Squads and Schedule|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/hockey-india-league-season-5-teams-squads-and-schedule/509104/|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=The Financial Express}} having been signed up by the franchise in 2015 for {{USD}}24,000.{{cite news|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=Vineet|title=HIL auction: How the teams bid|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/hockey-india-league/top-stories/HIL-auction-How-the-teams-bid/articleshow/49007226.cms|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=The Times of India|date=18 September 2015}} He previously played for the Punjab Warriors in HIL with a {{USD}}9,000 contract signed in December 2012.{{cite news|last1=Sahni|first1=Jaspreet|title=Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/hockey-india-league-auction-the-final-squads-list-526916.html|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=News18|date=16 December 2012}}