Sanjay Rana (born 5 May 2001), known mononymously as Sanjay, is an Indian hockey player who plays as a defender.[1] He is also one of the second drag flickers for the Indian team which won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[2] He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.[3][4]
.jpg) India and Australia at the Hockey5s tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 May 2001 Dabra, Hisar, Haryana, India | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hockey Haryana | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Hockey Haryana | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2017–2021 | India U21 | 23 | (13) |
| 2023– | India | 47 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
Early life
Sanjay hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana.[5][3] He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events.[5] From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy. He is an alumnus of Chandigarh University.[6]
Career
- Sanjay was part of the Indian hockey squad that won the gold at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[7][8]
- 2023: In August, he was part of the Senior India team that played the Champions Trophy at Chennai, India.[9]
- 2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain.[9]
- 2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven.[9]
- 2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland.[5][10]
- 2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India.[11]
- 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.[12] [13]
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