Mandeep Singh (born 25 January 1995) is an Indian

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player who currently plays as a forward for Delhi Waveriders in the

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

and the

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Career

Early career

Singh played field hockey as a youth player for Surjit Hockey Academy which is based in his hometown of

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

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Ranchi Rhinos

On 16 December 2012 Singh was brought in the first ever Hockey India League auction by the franchise

Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It is owned by Patel-Uniexc ...

for a winning bid of $13,000. He made his debut for the Rhinos on 16 January 2013 against

Punjab Warriors Jaypee Punjab Warriors (abbreviated as JPW) is a field hockey team based in Chandigarh, Punjab that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Jaypee Group. Former Australian coach Barry Dancer serves as the head coach for the team while ...

at the Surjit Hockey Stadium in Ranchi's first ever

match in their history and he scored the second goal for the team 50 minutes into the game as the Rhino's ran out 2–1 winners. He then scored his second goal of the season in the next match against

Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Magicians (abbreviated as MM) was a field hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that played in the Hockey India League from 2012 to 2014. It was owned by Dabur India Ltd. Australian coach Ric Charlesworth served as the head coach fo ...

on 18 January 2013 at the

Astroturf Hockey Stadium Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium or Ranchi Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It serves as the home ground for Hockey India League franchise Ranchi Rays. It is located in Morabadi near Ranchi and has a capacity of approx ...

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when he scored 22 minutes into the game as Ranchi won the match 3–1. Singh then scored his third goal of the season on 23 January 2013 against Delhi Waveriders at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium when he scored 60 minutes into the match; however his goal was not enough as Ranchi lost the match 4–5. He then scored his first double of his career on 26 January 2013 against

Uttar Pradesh Wizards The Uttar Pradesh Wizards (abbreviated as UPW) are a field hockey team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Sahara India Pariwar. Former Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans serves as coach for the team an ...

at the

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when he scored 58 minutes into the match as well as 67 minutes into the match as he led Ranchi to a 3–1 victory. Singh then won his first man of the match award on 28 January 2013 after he scored the winning goal for Ranchi Rhinos against the Mumbai Magicians at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium when he managed to find the net 49 minutes into the match to give Ranchi a 2–1 victory. Singh then began the month of February with a goal on 2 February 2013 against Punjab Warriors at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium when he found the net 34 minutes into the game as Ranchi drew the match 1–1. He then scored his final goal of the regular season on 4 February 2013 against the Punjab Warriors at the Surjit Hockey Stadium when he scored 62 minutes into the game as Ranchi Rhinos won 3–2. Singh then played his first match for Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League play-offs on 9 February 2013 against the Uttar Pradesh Wizards at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium in the semi-finals in which he helped Ranchi Rhinos reach the final of the Hockey India League with two goals he scored 5 minutes into the game and 66 minutes into the game; Ranchi won the match 4–2. Then in the final Singh managed to help Ranchi Rhinos win the league title over the Delhi Waveriders on 10 February 2013 at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium. After the season ended Singh won the Hockey India League's ''Ponty Chadha Trophy for the Upcoming Player of the Tournament'' award after scoring ten goals in thirteen matches and being the second top scorer throughout the tournament.

International

After an amazing showing during the 2013 Hockey India League season, Singh then made his debut for the

on 18 February 2013 during the

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of the 2012–14 Hockey World League against Fiji in which India routed the opposition to come out as 16–0 winners. Singh then scored his first ever international goal on 20 February 2013 against

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in which he scored 42 minutes into the game as India ran out 9–1 winners. Finally he won gold medal in

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in Hangzhou.

Statistics

Domestic

International

Honours

Domestic

Ranchi Rhinos

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Individual

* Ponty Chadha Trophy for the Upcoming Player of the Tournament (2013) * Best Junior Player of the 2012–14 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final(2014)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Mandeep 1995 births Living people Indian male field hockey players Field hockey players from Jalandhar Male field hockey forwards Hockey India League players Ranchi Rhinos players Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Olympic bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Recipients of the Arjuna Award 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games