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| Born | 26 December 2000 Sonepat, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
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Yashdeep Siwach (born 26 December 2000)[1] is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender for the Indian national team and represents Railway Sports Promotion Board in domestic tournaments.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Yashdeep hails from Sonepat, Haryana. He is the son of former Indian women's hockey team captain Pritam Rani Siwach and Kuldeep Siwach, also a hockey player.[2][3] He has a sister, Kanika.[4] Inspired by his mother Pritam, he took up hockey at the age of 16.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Yashdeep made his India debut at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok, in 2018. Later, after attending a National camp[6] at Bengaluru, he was selected to play the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018, where India won a silver medal.[3][7] In 2021, he represented India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, where India finished fourth.[8] In June 2023, Hockey India announced its senior men core group of 39 players for the National Camp at SAI, Bengaluru and Yashdeep was included in the list.[9]
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.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Yashdeep Siwach Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Razzaqui, Dilip Unnikrishnan & Samreen (28 September 2022). "The Pritam Siwach Academy story: Two coaches, one love for hockey". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ex-India captain Pritam Rani Siwach rooting for son at junior world hockey". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Indian Hockey's First Ever Mother-Son Internationals". stick2hockey.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Inspired By My Mother Pritam Siwach To Take Up Hockey: Yashdeep Siwach". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "Hockey India names 34 players for junior men's national camp". www.thehansindia.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Sultan Johar Cup Hockey: India settle with silver". www.orisports.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Junior Hockey World Cup 2021, India vs France Highlights: India finish fourth, lose 1-3 to France in bronze medal match". The Times of India. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "Hockey India names senior men's team core group ahead of ACT". The Economic Times. 25 June 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Rogalsky, Ben (10 August 2025). "Panther News".