Here is all you need to know about Manpreet Singh the Indian hockey player, including his age, career, family, wife and more ahead of the Asian Games 2023
At the upcoming 2023 Asian Games, the Indian men’s hockey team’s top priorities are gold and qualification for the Paris Olympics.
Hockey player Manpreet Singh biography, age, wife, family, parents, state, net worth, images
Manpreet was a member of the team that finished with a pretty middling bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games. Manpreet Singh led the Indian men’s hockey team to some significant victories during his time as captain. The senior midfielder, who is 31 years old, led the Indian hockey team to an unprecedented bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Here is all you need to know about him.
#WATCH | "The overall performance of the team was very good. The crowd also supported us a lot. We are going to prepare for the Asian Games in a full-swing," says Indian hockey player, Manpreet Singh as India beat Pakistan 4-0 in Asian Champions Trophy. pic.twitter.com/MhLRFCOHjC
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023
Who is Manpreet Singh?
Manpreet Singh Pawar, an Indian hockey player, was born on June 26, 1992. The 31-year-old measures 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) tall. He is a Khel Ratna awardee which he received in 2021.
At the age of 19, he made his debut for India in 2011. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he represented India. In 2014, he was named Asia’s Junior Player of the Year. He was chosen for the Indian Olympic team for the Summer Games in 2016
A look at Manpreet Singh’s family
Manpreet Singh Sandhu was born in Mithapur, a village close to Jalandhar, into a farming family. Unsurprisingly, his two older brothers namely, Amandeep and Sukhraj are also hockey players. His mother’s name is Manjit Kaur and his father was Baljit Singh.
Just before the match against Japan in the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Singh received the devastating news that his father had passed away suddenly. Along with performing the final rites, he returned to play in the game when India defeated Pakistan with their biggest victory.
Who is Manjeet Singh’s wife?
Manpreet got engaged to Malaysian-Pakistani Illi Najwa Saddique (also known as Navpreet), whom he met after one of his matches. On December 16, 2020, the couple; who had been known to each other for 8 years; got hitched in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Jalndhar Gurudwara.
What is Manpreet Singh’s net worth?
To play with Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League, he received a salary of $61,000. As of 2023. Manpreet Singh has a $8 million to $10 million net worth.