Yashdeep Siwach (born 26 December 2000)[1] is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender for the Indian national team and represents Railway Sports Promotion Board in domestic tournaments.
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| Born |
26 December 2000 Sonepat, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Railway Sports Promotion Board | ||||||||||||||||
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| Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | India U21 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | India | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Yashdeep hails from Sonepat, Haryana. He is the son of former Indian women's hockey team captain Pritam Rani Siwach and Kuldeep Siwach, also a hockey player.[2][3] He has a sister, Kanika.[4] Inspired by his mother Pritam, he took up hockey at the age of 16.[5]
Career edit
Yashdeep made his India debut at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok, in 2018. Later, after attending a National camp[6] at Bengaluru, he was selected to play the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018, where India won a silver medal.[3][7] In 2021, he represented India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, where India finished fourth.[8] In June 2023, Hockey India announced it's senior men core group of 39 players for the National Camp at SAI, Bengaluru and Yashdeep was included in the list.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Yashdeep Siwach Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Razzaqui, Dilip Unnikrishnan & Samreen (2022-09-28). "The Pritam Siwach Academy story: Two coaches, one love for hockey". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b "Ex-India captain Pritam Rani Siwach rooting for son at junior world hockey". Hindustan Times. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "INDIAN HOCKEY'S FIRST EVER MOTHER-SON INTERNATIONALS – Stick2Hockey". stick2hockey.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Inspired By My Mother Pritam Siwach To Take Up Hockey: Yashdeep Siwach". News18. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ PTI (2018-11-10). "Hockey India names 34 players for junior men's national camp". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "News". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Junior Hockey World Cup 2021, India vs France Highlights: India finish fourth, lose 1-3 to France in bronze medal match". The Times of India. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Hockey India names senior men's team core group ahead of ACT". The Economic Times. 2023-06-25. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-13.