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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Yashdeep Siwach
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sonepat]], [[Haryana]], India
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| position = Defender
| currentclub = Railway Sports Promotion Board
| clubs1 = Railway Sports Promotion Board
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| nationalyears1 = 2018–2021
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 28
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2022 Jakarta]]|}}
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'''Yashdeep Siwach''' (born 26 December 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yashdeep Siwach Profile |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/yashdeep-siwach-profile-6784 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian [[field hockey]] player from Haryana. He plays as a defender for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]] and represents Railway Sports Promotion Board in domestic tournaments.

== Early life ==
Yashdeep hails from [[Sonipat|Sonepat]], [[Haryana]]. He is the son of former Indian women's hockey team captain [[Pritam Rani Siwach]] and Kuldeep Siwach, also a hockey player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Razzaqui |first=Dilip Unnikrishnan & Samreen |date=2022-09-28 |title=The Pritam Siwach Academy story: Two coaches, one love for hockey |url=https://scroll.in/field/1033783/indian-hockey-the-pritam-siwach-academy-story-two-coaches-one-love-for-hockey |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Ex-India captain Pritam Rani Siwach rooting for son at junior world hockey |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/exindia-captain-pritam-rani-siwach-rooting-for-son-at-junior-world-hockey-101638294915298.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He has a sister, Kanika.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Hockey's First Ever Mother-Son Internationals |url=https://stick2hockey.com/amp/indian-hockeys-first-ever-mother-son-internationals/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=stick2hockey.com}}</ref> Inspired by his mother Pritam, he took up hockey at the age of 16.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-02 |title=Inspired By My Mother Pritam Siwach To Take Up Hockey: Yashdeep Siwach |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/inspired-by-my-mother-pritam-siwach-to-take-up-hockey-yashdeep-siwach-4394888.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Yashdeep made his India debut at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualifier, [[Bangkok]], in 2018. Later, after attending a National camp<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-10 |title=Hockey India names 34 players for junior men's national camp |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2018-11-10/Hockey-India-names-34-players-for-junior-mens-national-camp/439651 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> at Bengaluru, he was selected to play the [[Sultan of Johor Cup]] in 2018, where India won a silver medal.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2018 |title=Sultan Johar Cup Hockey: India settle with silver |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUzNg== |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref> In 2021, he represented India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, where India finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-05 |title=Junior Hockey World Cup 2021, India vs France Highlights: India finish fourth, lose 1-3 to France in bronze medal match |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/fih-mens-junior-hockey-world-cup-2021-india-vs-france-live-score-updates/liveblog/88104961.cms |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, [[Hockey India]] announced its senior men core group of 39 players for the National Camp at [[Sports Authority of India|SAI]], Bengaluru and Yashdeep was included in the list.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-25 |title=Hockey India names senior men's team core group ahead of ACT |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/hockey-india-names-senior-mens-team-core-group-ahead-of-act/articleshow/101254247.cms |access-date=2023-12-13 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

When he is not participating in international hockey Yashdeep participates in local hockey competitions in Melbourne, Australia for the Mentone Hockey Club. He has stated in a local interview that one of his biggest inspirations besides his mom is a local player, Adam Wylie who he looks forward to playing with again in the future.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rogalsky |first=Ben |date=10 August 2025 |title=Panther News}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/yashdeep-siwach-profile-6784 Yashdeep Siwach] at [[Hockey India]]

{{India FH Squad 2022 Asia Cup}}

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[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Haryana]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Sonipat]]
[[Category:Men's field hockey defenders]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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