Sanjay (born 5 May 2001) is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender. He is named in the Indian hockey squad for the 2022

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Early life

Sanjay hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana. He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events. From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy.

Career

* 2023: In August, he was part of the Senior India team that played the Champions Trophy at Chennai, India. * 2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain. * 2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven. * 2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland. * 2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India. * 2019: In June, he played for the Indian Under-21 team at the 8-Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) at Madrid, Spain. * 2018: He was part of the Indian team that won the 3rd Youth Olympic Games at Argentina.

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{{Authority control Living people 2001 births Indian male field hockey players People from Hisar district Field hockey players from Haryana Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics