Rupinder Pal Singh

Rupinder Pal Singh
Personal information
Full name Rupinder Pal Singh
Born (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990
Faridkot, Punjab, India
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–present Indian Overseas Bank
2013–present Delhi Waveriders 26 (14)
National team
2010–present India 119 (48)
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Hockey World League
2015 Raipur
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Team
Asia Cup
2013 Ipoh Team
Champions Challenge
2011 Johannesburg Team
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2010 Malaysia Team
2012 Malaysia Team
2015 Malaysia Team
Asian Hockey Champions Trophy
2011 Ordos City Team
2012 Doha Team
2016 Kuantan, Malaysia Team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team

Rupinder Pal Singh (born 11 November 1990) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He plays as a fullback and is known for his abilities as one of the best drag flicker in the world. Rupinder is one of promising talent in the Indian hockey team.[1] He represented India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow

Early life

Rupinder Pal Singh, the six- plus-footer, is youngest of the family, took up hockey at the age of eleven. The Punjab lad is related to international Gagan Ajit Singh. Faridkot, his hometown, is one of the known hockey centers in Punjab. His interest in hockey got a boost when got selected for the Chandigarh Hockey Academy.

Career

Singh's international debut was in May 2010 in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh. He's side went on to win the 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[2] The following year, Rupinder scored his first international Hat-trick against Great Britain[3] in the 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. In the same tournament, Singh won the Top-scorer Award and was named in the Sultan Azlan Shah XI Team. At the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, Rupinder was named as the team's Vice-captain.[4]

Hockey India League

Rupinder was bought by the Delhi franchise for a sum of USD 56,000. The Delhi team was named Delhi Waveriders.[5] During an interview, Rupinder was quoted saying "“I was surprised when the Delhi side picked me up for such a huge money, but the tournament gave me a good platform to hone my skills, Spending time with players like Sardar Singh and Nicolas Jacobi made me improve my game a lot and it showed in my performance, Even though we lost to Ranchi in the final,the team had a good run in the tournament". He proved his worth scoring seven goals for the team,which finished second in the league. In the Second season, Rupinder's side won the 2014 Hockey India League,[6] with Singh scoring 7 goals.

Career achievements

References

Rupinder Pal Singh on Twitter

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