Sanjay (field hockey)

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. He is also one of the second drag flickers for the team. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Early life
Sanjay hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana. He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events. 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.
 * 2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain.
 * 2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven.
 * 2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland.
 * 2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India.
 * 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.