The Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team is the representative team of

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in international under-21

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competitions. The team is governed by the

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(PHF), the governing body for

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. The team has participated in various tournaments and has achieved notable success in the past. It won the inaugural edition of the

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, and came second in the 1993 edition. It also won the first three editions of the

Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior ...

, and came second on four other occasions. The team is currently ranked 9th in the world, and 2nd in Asia.

Tournament history

The men's national under-21 hockey team from Pakistan has a long history of success in international games. Over the years, they have consistently been title challengers in major tournaments, and have won a number of them. Talented players from the team have gone on to play for the senior national team.

Junior World Cup

Junior Asia Cup

Other tournaments

Current squad

The following players were part of the Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team for the U-21 Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup in 2023:

References

{{National sports teams of Pakistan Field hockey in Pakistan

Field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...