Affan Yousuf (born 29 December 1994) is an Indian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who plays as a

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. He was part of the Indian squad that won the

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. His father Mohammed Yousuf, grandfather Khuda Dad and uncle

Sameer Dad Mohammad Sameer Dad (born 25 November 1978 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) is a former field hockey forward who played for India. International appearances Dad made his international senior debut for the Indian Men's National Team in January 1998, ...

all represented India in field hockey. It was the experience of watching his dad play hockey that inspired him to take up the game.

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External links

Player profile at Hockey India
1994 births Living people Field hockey players from Bhopal Indian male field hockey players {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub