Neha Goyal (born 15 November 1996) 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 and is a member of the India national team. She hails from

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and plays as the midfielder.

Early life

Goyal was born in Sonipat in

. She comes from a poor family and has two elder sisters. Her father was a alcohol addict and her mother as a daily wage worker in a cycle factory earning ₹2000/month making spoke. She and her family have struggled to take care of her basic requirements like shoes, hockey sticks, diet regime, etc. Goyal started playing hockey when she was 11. Goyal began training in an academy run by former India captain

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. Goyal completed her schooling from Tika Ram Senior Secondary Girls School.

Career

Goyal made her debut in the senior Indian national team in 2014 and played her first match in

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during the FIH ''Champions Challenge.'' Goyal was part of the 18-member Indian team for the

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. In their opening match, India played against the host England, where Goyal gave India the lead in 25th minute before England equalised it and the match ended in a draw.

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at Hockey India {{DEFAULTSORT:Goyal, Neha Living people 1996 births People from Sonipat Sportswomen from Haryana Field hockey players from Haryana Indian female field hockey players Female field hockey midfielders Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver 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 Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games