Simranjeet Singh

{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}

{{distinguish|Simran Jeet Singh|Simranjit Singh|Simi Singh}}

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{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Simranjeet Singh

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India{{cite web |title=SINGH Simranjeet - Tokyo 2020 Olympics |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1308708-singh-simranjeet.htm |publisher=Olympics.com |access-date=7 August 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807210936/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1308708-singh-simranjeet.htm |url-status=dead }}

| height = 173 cm{{cite web |title=SINGH Simranjeet |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/singh-simranjeet__70517__4212 |website=worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=11 February 2019}}

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| 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

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{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}

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{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Jakarta|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Jakarta|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Breda|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Lucknow|}}

| updated = 5 August 2021

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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.{{cite news|title=Junior World Cup squad announced|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/Junior-World-Cup-squad-announced/article16645743.ece|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=18 November 2016}} 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.{{cite news |title=3 Punjab youngsters get first call-up |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/3-punjab-youngsters-get-first-call-up/525945.html |accessdate=14 July 2018 |work=The Tribune |date=8 January 2018}} His cousin Gurjant Singh is also an international hockey player.{{cite news |last1=Duggal |first1=Saurabh |title=The 'Green revolution' behind India's success in Hockey Junior World Cup |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/the-green-revolution-behind-india-s-success-in-hockey-junior-world-cup/story-Jr5tHYndDAIg7kNmGg1WHJ.html |accessdate=14 July 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 December 2016}}

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