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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 2002)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Uttam Singh
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karampur, [[Ghazipur district]], Uttar Pradesh
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| position = Forward
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| clubs1 = Uttar Pradesh
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| clubs2 = [[Tamil Nadu Dragons]]
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| nationalyears1 = 2019–2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
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| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 6
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2022 Jakarta]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2024 Hulunbuir]]|}}
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'''Uttam Singh''' (born 12 October 2002) is an Indian field hockey player from [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He made his senior India debut in the Hero Asia Cup 2022 held at [[Jakarta]] in June 2022. He plays for Uttar Pradesh in the domestic tournaments and for [[Tamil Nadu Dragons]] in the Hero [[Hockey India League]] 2024.<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 Karampur, [[Ghazipur district]], Uttar Pradesh. His father Krishnakant Singh is a farmer. He learnt his basics at Karampur stadium and moved to Ludhiana Hockey Academy to improve his game.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-03 |title=Now, the world knows that I am from Karampur: Uttam Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/now-the-world-knows-that-i-am-from-karampur-uttam-singh/articleshow/100717704.cms |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Singh made his international debut with the junior India team that played the [[2019 Sultan of Johor Cup]] and went on to lead the junior team. In December 2021, he captained the Indian under-21 team that played the [[2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup|FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021]] and scored five goals in the event.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-13 |title=How Uttam Singh Has Been Impressive With his Goal-Creating & Goal-Scoring Prowess |url=https://hockeypassion.in/how-uttam-singh-has-been-impressive-with-his-goal-creating-goal-scoring-prowess/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=HockeyPassion.in |language=en-US}}</ref> He then made his senior India debut in 2022 Asia Cup at Muscat where he scored 2 goals.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2022, he played the Hero Asia Cup at Jakarta. He also led the team to win the [[2022 Sultan of Johor Cup]] beating Australia in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohanarangan |first=Vinayakk |date=2022-11-15 |title=Hockey: Meet Uttam Singh, the young forward who led India as they reclaimed the Sultan of Johor Cup |url=https://scroll.in/field/1036394/hockey-meet-uttam-singh-the-young-forward-who-led-india-as-they-reclaimed-the-sultan-of-johor-cup |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he captained Indian team in the [[2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|Men’s Junior Asia Cup]] in June, [[2023 Sultan of Johor Cup]] in November and [[2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup|2023 FIH Junior World Cup]] in December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SINGH Uttam {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/world-cup/men/mens-junior-world-cup-2023-1507/player/singh-uttam-24468 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-14 |title=Never give-up attitude behind Uttam Singh's success in hockey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/never-give-up-attitude-behind-uttam-singhs-success-in-hockey/articleshow/100986253.cms |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Hockey India League players]]
[[Category:Men's field hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Uttar Pradesh]]

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