Midfielder
Age: 30 years
Career Highlights So Far
International Caps: 274
90 Matches as the captain of the Indian team
International Goals: 16
Club Games: 300+
Played for two foreign clubs including Dutch Club HC Bloemendaal and Belgian Red Lions
Youngest ever Indian National Hockey Team Captain
Flag Bearer for the Asian Games Opening Ceremony
Flag Bearer for the Asian Games Opening Ceremony
Was awarded the Player of the Tournament in the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers and 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Highest-paid marquee player at the inaugural Hockey India League auctions in 2012
Was awarded the Player of the Tournament in the inaugural Hockey India League in 2012
Attributes
Pride of India
Referred to India’s Son of the Soil
Known for his hard work and dedication
Leadership (Captained the National team for 8 years)
Winning mentality (History of success)
2016 HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Achievements
Awarded the Padma Shri in 2015
Awarded Arjuna Award in 2012
- Tournaments Team Perfomance
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - 2006 Bronze Medal
- SAF Games - 2006 Silver Medal
- 7th Junior Challenge Open Men's - 2006 Silver Medal
- BDO Hockey Champions Challenge - 2007 Bronze Medal
- Asia Cup - 2007 Gold Medal
- Asian Games - 2010 Bronze Medal
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - 2010 Gold Medal
- Asian Champions Trophy - 2011 Gold Medal
- Champions Challenge - 2011 Silver Medal
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - 2012 Bronze Medal
- Asia Cup - 2013 Silver Medal
- Commonwealth Games - 2014 Silver Medal
- Asian Games - 2014 Gold Medal
- Hockey World League - 2015 Bronze Medal
NOMINATED IN 2017 FOR THE RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNAS
HIGHEST SPORTS HONOUR IN INDIA. ONLY HOCKEY PLAYER NOMINATED THIS YEAR.
Sardar Singh in the Media
http://www.oneindia.com/sports/indian-woman-hockey-player-sunita-lakra-idolises-former-captain-sardar-singh-2444546.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/hockey-india-league/top-stories/hockey-india-league-i-want-to-play-my-best-hockey-sardar-singh/articleshow/56712448.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Sardar-Singh-This-trophy-is-our-Diwali-gift-to-the-nation/articleshow/55182541.cms
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-my-target-is-2020-tokyo-i-want-to-do-what-federer-did-sardar-singh-2312396
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sanjeev-singh-blog/sardar-singh-produces-a-special-to-help-india-pip-pakistan-as-asian-hockey-champions/
https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2016/sardar-singh-the-sardar-of-the-indian-hockey-team-1481093
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/olympics/under-sardar-singh-india-have-best-chance-in-years-to-win-hockey-medal-at-olympics
http://www.mensxp.com/special-features/today/26858-the-story-of-sardara-singh-is-a-true-inspiration-for-hockey-fans-all-over-india.html