Sanjay (born 5 May 2001) is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender. He is named in the Indian hockey squad for the 2022
Asian Games at
Hangzhou,
China.[1][2] He is also one of the second drag flickers for the team. Finally he won gold medal in
2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]
Early life
Sanjay hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana.[4] He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events.[4] From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy.
Career
2023: In August, he was part of the Senior India team that played the Champions Trophy at Chennai, India.[5]
2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain.[5]
2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven.[5]
2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland.[4][6]
2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India.[7]
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.[8][9]