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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Rajinder Singh
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sant Nagar, [[Sirsa district]], [[Haryana]], India
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Namdhari Sports Academy
| clubs1 = Namdhari Sports Academy
| years1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 37
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2025 Rajgir]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|Junior Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|2023 Salalah]]|}}
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'''Rajinder Singh''' (born 22 December 2002)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rajinder Singh - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/index.php/players/rajinder-singh-profile-743 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> is an [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian hockey player]]. He made his senior Indian debut in the two-match series against [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=IND vs GER: Inspired by Sardar, Rajinder set for senior India debut in 2024 bilateral hockey series against Germany |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/ind-vs-ger-2024-bilateral-hockey-series-inspired-by-sardar-singh-rajinder-senior-india-debut-v-germany-news/article68786035.ece |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> He plays for Haryana in the domestic tournaments and for [[Hyderabad Toofans]] in the [[Hockey India League]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-15 |title=Hockey India League Players' Auction: Full list of squads of eight men's teams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-league-players-auction-full-list-of-squads-of-eight-mens-teams/articleshow/114233146.cms |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh is from Sant Nagar village, [[Sirsa district]], Haryana.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Saikat |date=2024-11-17 |title=After an impressive debut at the Nationals, Haryana’s Rajinder looks to adapt to international hockey with India A |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/rajinder-singh-haryana-hockey-interview-senior-nationals-india-a-tour-of-netherlands-belgium/article68878694.ece |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> He is the son of a land-owning farmer and took up hockey by chance when he joined the Namdhari Academy to get a new hockey stick, like others in his village. He learnt his basics under coach Harwinder Singh and later, former Indian skipper [[Sardara Singh]], who hails from the same village, became his mentor. His Haryana state coach is Sandeep Sangwan.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
In October 2022, Singh’s first big medal came in the [[2022 Sultan of Johor Cup]], held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where India won a gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-29 |title=India defeats Australia to win third Sultan of Johor Cup in shootout |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/india-australia-sultan-of-johor-cup-2022-final-ind-vs-aus-shootout-5-4/article66069934.ece |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Next year too, he was in the Indian team that won a bronze medal in the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latest Hockey News and Updates - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/news/sultan-of-johor-cup-india-colts-bag-bronze-defeat-new-zealand-2-2-3-2-in-a-thrilling-shootout |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> In December, he was also part of the India team that came fourth in the [[2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup]]. In 2023, he played in the Indian team that won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023.<ref name=":0" /> He also participated in the [[FIH Pro League|FIH pro league]] for men in the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinder Singh {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/mens-junior-world-cup-2023-1507/player/rajinder-singh-27351 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Haryana]]
[[Category:Men's field hockey midfielders]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Sirsa district]]
[[Category:Hockey India League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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