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2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League was the fourth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 28 October 2022 and finished on 5 July 2023. The Netherlands won their second title. Format The FIH changed the format for this season as there were no home and away matches and the season was divided into date blocks. To reduce financial and logistical issues, a set of three teams gathered at one venue and a "mini tournament" was contested where each team played two matches against one another. The changed format also reduced the issue of travel time and minimised the burden on players. Point system and rankings The winning team got three points. In case of a draw, both teams were given one point, with the winner of the shootout earning an extra point. The team finishing last was relegated to the Nations Cup. Teams Following their withdrawal in the 2021–22 season due to COVID-19 related travel requirements, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmanpreet Singh
Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team. He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He has scored the most number of international goals for India in modern day hockey. He led the team to clinch the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was his second bronze in three appearances at the Olympics. Singh also captained the team to win a gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He has won the Player of the Year title at the FIH Awards thrice. He is known as Sarpanch Saab for leading the team from the front towards victory. Early life Singh was born to a Sikh family on 6 January 1996 in Timmowal, Amritsar, India. He had an interest in all sports and tried several of them including volleyball, football, cricket, and athletics. Singh started playing hockey at the age of 10 and joined the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Child
Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988) is a New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, ''The Black Sticks'', in 2005 against Malaysia. Personal life Simon Child was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. He has a younger brother, Marcus, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand. Career Club Hockey At club level, Child plays hockey for his home city of Auckland in the New Zealand National Hockey League. In 2015, he relocated to India to represent the Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League. National team Following his debut in 2005, Child was a regular inclusion for the Black Sticks for over ten years. His first major international tournament was the 2006 World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He followed this up with appearances at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. From 2014 to 2016, Child was captain of the national team. He also played in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Miltkau
Marco Miltkau (born 18 August 1990) is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland. He played a total of 160 matches from 2009 to 2024 for the German national team and scored 73 goals. Personal life Marco Miltkau was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing hockey at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his father who was a well known coach. Club career Miltkau played for Braunschweiger THC and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. In 2012 he switched from UHC Hamburg to Rot-Weiss Köln. In 2019 he left Germany to play for La Gantoise in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. In June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the 2020–21 season. International career Indoor Miltkau was a member of the German indoor team at the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, the team won a silver medal. Outdoor In 2012, Miltkau made his debut for the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hendrickx
Alexander Robby Hendrickx (born 6 August 1993) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays for La Gantoise HC, Gantoise and the Belgium men's national field hockey team, Belgian national team as a defender. Hendrickx won 'top goal scorer' at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won a gold medal with his team for Belgium men's national field hockey team, Belgium. International career Junior national teams Hendrickx has represented Belgium at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2010, Hendrickx was a member of the Belgium Under-18 side at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The team won the bronze medal, defeating Ghana men's national field hockey team, Ghana 4–1 in the third-place playoff. He made his debut for the Belgium Under 21 side, in 2012 at a qualifying for the 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, Junior World Cup. Hendrickx was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi, India, where the team finished sixth. Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Woods
Nicholas James Woods (born 26 August 1995) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the men's team came seventh. Club career Woods played for the Midlands in the New Zealand National Hockey League. He joined Royal Daring in the Belgian Hockey League in 2016. After two seasons he left Daring for Racing Club de Bruxelles Koninklijke Football Club Rhodienne-De Hoek is a Belgian association football club based in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Flemish Brabant. The club was created in 1894 as Racing Football Club. It became a member of the Royal Belgian Football Associatio .... Before the 2020–21 season his contract was not extended and he left Belgium for the Hambuger Polo Club in Germany. References External links * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugraj Singh (field Hockey, Born 1996)
Jugraj Singh (born 11 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Indian national team. References External links *Jugraj Singhat Hockey India Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the ... 1996 births Living people Field hockey players from Punjab, India Indian male field hockey players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games field hockey players for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhjeet Singh
Sukhjeet Singh is an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a recipient of the Arjuna Award. Early life and background He was born in Jawandpur village in Taran Taran district. After his father's selection in the Punjab police, the family settled in Jalandhar. His father Ajit Singh was also a field hockey player. He was admitted to the state run hockey academy in Mohali when he was eight years old. Sukhjeet started playing hockey at the age of six. He is selected to be part of the Indian team at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he will make his Olympic debut. Career After short stints with Indian Oil, Sindh Bank, and Punjab Police, he was selected for the Punjab National Bank team in 2017. In 2018, he was selected for the national side, but sustained a back injury which left him unable to join. He made his debut for the Indian team at the 2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League in India's match against S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kumar Pal
Raj Kumar Pal (born 1 May 1998) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder. He made his international debut for India in February 2020 at the 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League. He is selected to be part of the Indian men's team to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris. References External linksRaj Kumar Palat Hockey India Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the ... * 1998 births Living people People from Ghazipur district Indian male field hockey players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for India Olympic medalists in field hockey {{India-fieldh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvam Karthi
Karthi Selvam (born 1 September 2001) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He was a member of the India national team that played in the 2022 Asia Cup. Early life Karthi hails from Ariyalur, a town in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. His father Selvam works as a security guard at a government-run college. Karthi is the second of three children. Karthi trained as a hockey player at the Sports Hostel for Excellence in Kovilpatti, which functioned under Sports Development Authority, the official sports organ of the government of Tamil Nadu. As of 2022, he was student at the SS Duraisamy Mariammal Arts College near Kovilpatti pursuing his graduation. Career In 2018, Karthi was included in the India national under-21 team after a series of good performances for Tamil Nadu in the Junior National Championships. In May 2022, he was named in India's squad for the Asia Cup. Alongside Mareeswaran Sakthivel, he was the first to be selected for the Indian national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Miralles
Marc Miralles Portillo (born 14 November 1997) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for División de Honor club Real Club de Polo and the Spain national team. Club career In the Spanish División de Honor, Miralles played for CD Terrassa until 2020. In June 2020 it was announced he would move to Real Club de Polo in Barcelona. After three years at Polo he left Spain to play for Bloemendaal in the Netherlands, where he signed a two-year contract. After his contract expired he returned to Real Club de Polo. International career Under–21 In 2017, Miralles was a member of the Spanish under-21 team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. Spain finished in equal third place at the tournament, after sickness among the Spanish team forced the cancellation of the bronze medal match. Senior national team Miralles made his debut for Los Redsticks in 2018, during a test series against Wales in Terrassa. In 2021, Miralles made his first appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard De Ignacio-Simó
Eduard de Ignacio-Simó Abad (born 3 March 2000) is a field hockey player from Spain, who plays as a Forward. Career Club level In the Spanish División de Honor, De Ignacio-Simó plays for CD Terrassa. Spain Under–21 In 2021, De Ignacio-Simó was a member of the Spanish U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar. Los Redsticks De Ignacio-Simó made his debut for Los Redsticks in 2022, during a test match against the Netherlands in Cádiz. He was later named in the national squad for season three of the FIH Pro League. Notes References External links * * * Eduard de Ignacio-Simóat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... Eduard de Ignacio-Simó – COE – Paris 2024 * 2000 births Living people Male field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhishek (field Hockey)
Abhishek Nain (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He is a part of the national team since 2022. Nain plays for Rarh Bengal Tigers in the Hockey India League. Early life Nain was born on 15 August 1999 in Sonipat to mother Soorat Devi and father Satnarayan Nain, who is a special police officer. He has an elder brother named Ashish. Nain first started playing the sport of hockey when he was in third grade. Career Nain made his international debut for in Feb 2022 at the 2021–22 Pro League. He was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. He was a part of the bronze medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nain was also a part of the team that won the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy. He was the second most expensive player at Hockey India League auctions for the 2024–25 season. Rarh Bengal Tigers bought him for ₹72 lakhs. Awards and nominations References External links * Abhishek Nainat Hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
