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{{Infobox field hockey player<br />
| name = Devindar Walmiki<br />
| image = Devindar Walmiki.jpg<br />
| full_name = Devindar Sunil Walmiki<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|28|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| position = Defender / [[Midfielder]]<br />
| currentclub = [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited|BPCL]]<br />
| years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]]<br />
| years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = [[Kalinga Lancers]]<br />
| years3 = 2017– | clubs3 = [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited|BPCL]]<br />
| years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = [[HGC (field hockey club)|HGC]]<br />
| years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = [[Acme Chattogram]]<br />
| years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
| years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = [[HGC (field hockey club)|HGC]]<br />
| years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Hyderabad Toofans<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2018<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 52<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 25<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Appearance|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Hockey Champions Trophy]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver | [[2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 London]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Hockey Champions Trophy]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[2016 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2016 Kuantan]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[2016 South Asian Games|Guwahati 2016]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Men's FIH Hockey World League]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[2014–15 Men's Hockey World League Final|Raipur 2015]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Walmiki made his senior international debut for India in 2014. He represented India at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and was the first Indian to play and score in the [[Euro Hockey League]] (EHL) in 2018. He has played for clubs like Western Railway, BPCL, HGC (Netherlands), and Mohun Bagan. <br />
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In addition to international play, he was invited to the Rashtriya Rifles Base in Anantnag, Kashmir, as a guest of honor.<br />
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== Awards and achievements ==<br />
=== Domestic & Club Awards ===<br />
* '''Inter Petroleum Hockey Tournament (with BPCL):'''<br />
** Gold Medal: 2026 (Pune), 2025 (Uttarakhand)<br />
** Silver Medal: 2024 (Jaipur), 2019 (Amritsar), 2018 (Mumbai)<br />
** Bronze Medal: 2023 (Lucknow)<br />
* '''Individual Awards:'''<br />
** Best Defender – Inter Petroleum Hockey Tournament (Multiple years)<br />
** Sportsman of the Year – Maharashtra (2018)<br />
** Best Defender – Surinder Lions Cup, Canada (2018)<br />
** MVP – Surinder Lions Cup, Canada (2018)<br />
** Player of the Tournament – Mumbai Hockey Super Division League (2013)<br />
** Man of the Match – [[World Series Hockey]] (2012)<br />
** Highest Goal Scorer (15 goals) – Mumbai League (2009)<br />
* '''State Awards:'''<br />
** [[Shiv Chhatrapati Award]] (2018)<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Walmiki represented India from 2014 to 2018. He made his senior debut during the Europe Tour in Holland (2014). He played for several clubs including [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]], [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited|BPCL]], [[Kalinga Lancers]], [[HGC (field hockey club)|HGC]], and [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]. In 2018, he created history as the first Indian to play and score in the [[Euro Hockey League]] (EHL) in Barcelona.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Walmiki represented India from 2014 to 2018. He made his senior debut during the Europe Tour in Holland in 2014. He played for several clubs including Kalinga Lancers, HGC (Holland), Mohun Bagan, and Hyderabad Toofans. In 2018, he created history as the first Indian to play and score in the [[Euro Hockey League]] (EHL) in Barcelona.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[Shiv Chhatrapati Award]] (2018)<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Walmiki made his senior international debut for India in 2014 during the Europe Tour in Holland. He represented India at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was part of the Indian squad from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he became the first Indian in history to play and score a goal in the [[Euro Hockey League]] (EHL) in Barcelona.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[Shiv Chhatrapati Award]] (2018)<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Devindar spent his early years living in a slum in Mumbai without electricity or running water. He famously vowed to bring an electricity connection to his family's home once he represented India at the Olympics, a goal he achieved in 2016.<br />
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== Career achievements ==<br />
Walmiki was part of the Indian squad at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]]. In 2018, he became the first Indian player to score a goal in the [[Euro Hockey League]] while playing in Barcelona. In 2025, he joined the [[Hyderabad Toofans]] in the Hockey India League.<br />
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| nationalyears1 = 2014–<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 43<br />
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'''Devindar Sunil Walmiki''' (born 28 May 1992) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder.<br />
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He was named in the Indian squad for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<br />
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Walmiki's elder brother [[Yuvraj Walmiki]] has also played field hockey for India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brothers Walmiki make it to national camp,eye India team|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/brothers-walmiki-make-it-to-national-camp-eye-india-team-2/|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Club career==<br />
In July 2019 Devindar signed for Dutch club [[HGC (field hockey)|HGC]] in the [[Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey|Hoofdklasse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Devinder Walmiki, Harjeet Singh sign up with Dutch club, to play Euro Hockey League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/devinder-walmiki-harjeet-singh-sign-up-with-dutch-club-to-play-euro-hockey-league/articleshow/70358155.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 August 2019 |date=24 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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In 2022, Devinder played for [[Acme Chattogram]] in the [[Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh]] and became champions.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{India FH Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2016 Champions Trophy}}<br />
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[[Category:1992 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]<br />
[[Category:Men's field hockey midfielders]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for India]]<br />
[[Category:Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:HGC (field hockey) players]]<br />
[[Category:Expatriate field hockey players]]</div>Notthetag