Harmanpreet Singh Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Amritsar, Punjab
Age: 28 Years
Wife: Amandeep Kaur
Bio/Wiki | |
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Nickname(s) | • Harman • Preet |
Profession(s) | • Field Hockey Player • Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Field Hockey | |
International Debut | Team India Under-21- 2011 Team India- 2015 |
Jersey Number | #13 (India) |
Domestic/State Team(s) | • Dabang Mumbai (2014-2017) • Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (2017-Present) • Hockey Punjab |
Coach/Mentor | Avtar Singh |
Position | Defender |
Medals | Gold • 2015: Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup in Kuantan • 2016: Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow • 2017: Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka • 2018: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat • 2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou • 2023: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai • 2023: 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship in Chennai Silver • 2016: Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London • 2018: Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda • 2022: Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Bronze • 2016: Men's FIH Hockey World League • 2018: Asian Games in Jakarta • 2021: Summer Olympics in Tokyo • 2021: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka • 2024: Paris Olympics |
Awards, Honours | • Hockey India Upcoming Player of the Year (2014) • Player of the Tournament and the Top Goal Scorer awards at the Sultan of Johor Cup (2014) • Ponty Chadha Award for Most Promising Player of the Tournament in the Hockey India League (2015) • Best Junior Player at the FIH Junior Hockey Champions Trophy (2016) • Player of the Year by Asian Hockey Federation (2018) • Player of the Match award in the FIH series final against South Africa (2019) • FIH Player of the Year (2020-2021) • Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of the Year (2021) • Most Goals Scored Award (2021) • Most Midfield Interceptions Award (2021) • Arjuna Award (2021) • FIH Player of the Year (2021-22) • Felicitated with Rs. 50 lakhs by the Government of Punjab for his performance in the Commonwealth Games (2022) • Honoured by the Hockey India for completing 150 international matches (2022) • FIH Pro League Player of the Match in a match against England (2022) • Hero Top Scorer of the Tournament in the Asian Champions Trophy (2023) • Hero Top Scorer Award in the FIH Pro League (2023) • FIH Pro League Player of the Match in a match against Australia (2023) • Hero of the Match in the Asian Champions Trophy in a match against Pakistan (2023) • FIH Pro League Player of the Match in a match against Argentina (2023) • Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year by the Hockey India (2023) • Milestone Award from Hockey India for completing 200 international matches (2024) • Player of the Match at FIH Pro League in the match against Spain (2024) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 6 January 1996 (Saturday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 28 Years |
Birthplace | Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, Punjab |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Amritsar, Punjab |
School | Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, Punjab |
College | Panjab University, Chandigarh (2016-2018) |
Religion | Sikhism |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | 7 November 2021 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Amandeep Kaur |
Children | Daughter- Ruhanat Kaur |
Parents | Father- Farmer Mother- Homemaker |
Siblings | Brother- Komalpreet Singh |
Favourites | |
Hockey Player | Jugraj Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh |
Film | Bollywood- Chak De! India (2007) |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Toyota Fortuner S4 |
Bike Collection | Royal Enfield Bullet |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth (approx.) | $5 million (as of 2023) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Harmanpreet Singh
- Harmanpreet Singh is the captain of Indian Men’s field hockey.
- During his childhood, he would often help his father on the farm before going to school.
- He would often drive a tractor on the farm. In an interview, he talked about the difficulty of using the rusty gear stick of the tractor which he believes helped him build the muscular strength required in the drag flicks.
- He trained at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana for 3 years before getting selected for the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Academy in Jalandhar, Punjab when he was in class 10.
- There, he got the opportunity to learn from penalty corner specialists, Gaganpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh.
- While in the academy, he would often grab the hockey sticks of players who would leave them after their game to play under the lights.
- He was bought for $51,000 by the Dabang Mumbai team in the Hockey India League in 2015.
- In 2021, the Punjab Government renamed GSSS Timmowal School in Amritsar, Punjab, after him as Olympian Harmanpreet Singh GSSS Timmowal for his contribution in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
- He was the second-highest goal scorer in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Harmanpreet Singh was the top scorer with 18 goals in the 2022–23 Men’s FIH Pro League.
- In 2023, he was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
- He was also the highest scorer for India with 13 goals in the 19th Asian Games, helping India win the gold.
- He wanted to become a singer during his childhood and learned to play the harmonium.
- Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay has praised Harmanpreet’s captaincy and called him the MS Dhoni of Indian hockey because of his calmness on the field.
- His performance helped his state team, Hockey Punjab, to win the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship in 2023.
- He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys working out in the gym.
- He is an animal lover and owns a pet labrador dog, Simba.