Harjeet Singh (Hockey Player) Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Facts & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Harjeet Singh Tuli
Nickname	Harjeeta
Profession	Indian Field Hockey Player
Famous For	Leading the Indian squad at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup that won a Gold Medal
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Field Hockey
Position	Midfielder
Domestic/State Team(s)	Uttar Pradesh Wizards Delhi Waveriders Punjab Junior Hockey Team
Coaching/Training Academy	Gopal Hockey Academy, Kurali, Punjab Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar
Coach	Amrutpal Singh
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 January 1996
Age (as in 2018)	22 Years
Birthplace	Kurali, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kurali, Punjab, India
School	Chakwal Senior Secondary School, Kurali, Punjab
College/University	None
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Khatri
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Watching Films
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Family
Parents	Father- Rampal Singh (a truck driver) Mother- Balwinder Kaur
Siblings	Brother- Not Known Sister- Harpreet Kaur
Favourite Things
Favourite Hockey Player(s)	Sardara Singh, Dhyan Chand
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harjeet Singh

• Does Harjeet Singh smoke?: Not Known

• Does Harjeet Singh drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was born to a truck driver in Punjab.

• In 2004, he took up Hockey as a career at the age of eleven.

• For a few months, he took his initial training at the Gopal Hockey Academy in Kurali, Punjab. 

• At one point, he was about to quit the sport because of his family’s financial constraint.

• However, his stellar performances in the local league led him to sail through all the odds.

• Then, in 2008, Harjeet joined the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar, which is famous for producing quality Hockey players in the country; the testimony of the fact is that 10 out of the 18-member Indian Hockey Junior World Cup Squad (2016) were from this academy. 

• Harjeet gives the credit behind his success to Patwari Sohan Singh Lal and his coach Amrutpal Singh.

• In 2015, the Delhi Waveriders picked him to play in the Hockey India League (HIL). 

• With his stellar performance throughout the tournament, he bagged the ‘Jugraj Singh Upcoming Player of the Year’ award. 

• Harjeet got the opportunity to garner some experience at the FIH Champions Trophy 2015 in London by filling the shoes of Sardar Singh who was facing a personal controversy and was rested for the tournament.

• In 2016, Harjeet also got the chance to be featured in the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament.

• Soon, Harjeet Singh was named the captain of the Indian Men’s Junior Hockey squad. 

• Under his captaincy, at the 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, the Indian Men’s Junior Hockey squad went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning a Gold medal. 

• In 2018, a biopic titled “Harjeeta” was announced on the inspirational story of Harjeet Singh. Popular Punjabi singer and actor Ammy Virk played the lead role in the biopic.