Simranjeet Singh

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

Not to be confused with Simran Jeet Singh, Simranjit Singh, or Simi Singh.

Simranjeet Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– India 28 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Asian Games
2018 JakartaTeam
Champions Trophy
2018 Breda
Junior World Cup
2016 Lucknow
Last updated on: 11 February

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[2] 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.[3] His cousin Gurjant Singh is also an international hockey player.[4]

References
  1. "SINGH Simranjeet". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. "Junior World Cup squad announced". The Hindu. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "3 Punjab youngsters get first call-up". The Tribune. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. Duggal, Saurabh (20 December 2016). "The 'Green revolution' behind India's success in Hockey Junior World Cup". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.


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