Monu Goyat

Naib Subedar Monu Goyat is an Indian kabaddi player and an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). He was part of the India national kabaddi team that won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. He will play for Patna Pirates again in the Pro Kabaddi League 2021 starting from 22 Dec. Goyat was part of Patna Pirates' triumphant 2017 Pro Kabaddi League season and was the most expensive purchase in the 2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season at ₹15.1 million (US$180,000).^[2]

Naib Subedar

Monu Goyat

Personal information
National team	India
Born	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30)[1] Kungar, Bhiwani district, Haryana
Military career
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Rank	Naib Subedar
Sport
League	Pro Kabaddi League
Club	Patna Pirates
Team	India national kabaddi team
Medal record Men's Kabaddi Representing  India 2018 Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team
Updated on 28 June 2019

Early life

Born in Kungar village of Haryana's Bhiwani district,^[3] Goyat started playing kabaddi at age ten after he was influenced by his uncle Vijender Singh, a former kabaddi player. Singh gave him initial training. After joining the army in 2011, he was coached by Jasvir Singh. Representing Services Sports Control Board, he helped his side reach the final of the 65th Senior National Championships in 2017.^[4] A resident of Hansi,^[5] Haryana, Goyat made his debut for India at the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters.^[6]

Kabaddi career

Pro Kabaddi League

Season 4

Goyat made his debut in Pro Kabaddi League playing for the Bengal Warriors. He scored 59 points in 13 games and was among the top 15 raiders in the league. He was one of the primary raiders for the Bengal Warriors.^[1]

Season 5

Goyat was bought by the Patna Pirates for the 2017 Pro Kabaddi League season and had a fruitful year with the team, scoring 191 raid points in 26 matches with an average of 7.34 points per match, finishing as the fourth highest scoring raider in the league. Of those 191 raid points, he scored 45 in do-or-die situations, making him the second most successful raider in this category.^[1]

Season 6

Monu Goyat became the biggest purchase in the history of the league when he was bagged by the Haryana Steelers for ₹15.1 million (US$180,000) in the 2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season.^[2] He captained the side in the absence of Surender Nada. Goyat scored 160 raid points in 20 matches with an average of 8 raid points per match.^[1]

International

He was part of the India national kabaddi team that won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.^[7]

References

1. "Monu Goyat". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. Padmadeo, Vinayak (2 June 2018). "Big jump for Goyat, bigger for the sport he plays". The tribune. Tribune News Service. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
3. Padmadeo, Vinayak (9 June 2018). "Haryana players lead kabaddi's gold rush". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
4. Shukla, Kaushal (1 June 2018). "Pro Kabaddi League: Meet Monu Goyat, kabaddi's 'Silent Killer' who made himself heard". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
5. Ghosh, Avijit (11 June 2018). "How a farmer's son became a kabaddi crorepati". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
6. "Kabaddi Dubai Masters: Rishank Devadiga, Monu Goyat guide India to crushing win over Kenya". Firstpost. Press Trust of India (PTI). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
7. Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (30 August 2018). "Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games". The Economic Times. ET Bureau. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.