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Mandeep Singh

Personal life

Early Life of Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player who currently plays as a forward for Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League and the India national field hockey team.

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


Full nameMandeep Singh
Born25 January 1995 (age 20) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Playing PositionForward
Years
Team
2013Ranchi Rhinos
2013India


Ranchi Rhinos

On 16 December 2012 Singh was brought in the first ever Hockey India League auction by the franchise Ranchi Rhinos for a winning bid of $13,000.]He made his debut for the Rhinos on 16 January 2013 against Punjab Warriors at the Surjit Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.He then scored his first double of his career on 26 January 2013 against Uttar Pradesh Wizards at the Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium 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.

International

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. After an amazing showing during the 2013 Hockey India League season, Singh then made his debut for the India national field hockey team on 18 February 2013 during the second round 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 Oman.


GoldAsian Games 2014 Incheon
SilverCommonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow
BronzeSultan Azlan Shah Cup 2012 Malaysia