Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (born 2 December 1991) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a halfback. He made his debut in the Indian team in 2012, and plays for Dabang Mumbai in the Hockey India League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chinglensana Singh Kangujam | ||
| Born |
2 December 1991 Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Halfback | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Western Railway | |||
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai Magicians | ||
| 2015– | Dabang Mumbai | ||
| 2022 | Monarch Padma | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2011– | India | 207 | (14) |
Medal record | |||
Career
editInternational career
editSingh was named as a stand-by player for the 2011 Champions Trophy in Ordos City, China, and was selected in the main squad following the dropping out of two players. However, he missed out as his passport was not ready at the time. Eventually, he made his debut in 2011, at the Champions Challenge I in South Africa.[2] He was a part of the team that competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing second, and a ninth-place finish at the 2014 World Cup. In the same year, he won the gold medal with the team at the Asian Games in Incheon.[3]
Club career
editAt the auction of the inaugural season of Hockey India League, Singh was bought by the Mumbai franchise for US$ 22,000. The team named Mumbai Magicians finished fifth in both the first and the second seasons before announcing their withdrawal from the league in September 2014.[4] Singh finished with one goal in the two seasons. Following the Magicians' withdrawal, Singh was signed by the then new team Dabang Mumbai, for the 2015 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "List of players sold at Hockey India League auction". NDTV. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "New Face New Force: Chinglensana Singh". stick2hockey.com. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Railway Sports Persons Bagged 12 Medals at Asian Games-2014 Held in South Korea". Press Information Bureau. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Mumbai Magicians pull out of HIL; two new teams may be drafted in". The Indian Express. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "HIL 2015: Windfall for Tom Boon as Dabang Mumbai splurges". The Hindu. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links
edit- Chinglensana Kangujam profile at Hockey India
- Chinglensana Kangujam at the International Hockey Federation
- Chinglensana Kangujam at Olympedia (archive)
- Chinglensana Kangujam at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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