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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Angad Bir Singh
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|6|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], India
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = CAG
| clubs1 = Hockey Chandigarh
| years1 =
| clubs2 = CAG
| years2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|Junior Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|2023 Salalah]]|}}
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'''Angad Bir Singh''' (born 8 June 2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angad Bir Singh - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/players/angad-bir-singh-profile-10928 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> is an Indian hockey player from [[Chandigarh]]. He plays for the [[India men's national field hockey team|India men’s national field hockey team]] as a forward. He is registered with the [[Comptroller & Auditor General of India]], and plays for Hockey Chandigarh in the domestic tournaments. He played for [[Kalinga Lancers|Vedanta Kalinga Lancers]] in the [[Hockey India League]] 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angad Bir Singh - Hockey India League - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindialeague.com/players/angad-bir-singh-profile-10928 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=hockeyindialeague.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh is born and brought up in Chandigarh. He is the son of Arvinder Pal Singh. He has two sisters, the elder Brahmjot and twin Upneet, and all three used to play hockey during their childhood. Their house is close to the Sector 42 stadium, where the family watched many hockey games together, but he was rejected admission at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Rejected for not being ‘good enough’, Angad Bir Singh emerges as Indian hockey’s next big hope |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/angad-bir-singh-emerges-as-next-big-hope-in-indian-hockey-8656019/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He learnt his basics from his first coach, Alpinder Singh and was spotted and mentored by former India star [[Deepak Thakur]], who got him a guest player seat at the [[Indian Oil Corporation]] team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hard work, persistence: Hockey star Angads success mantra |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/hard-work-persistence-hockey-star-angads-success-mantra-541124/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He did his schooling at [[Ryan International Group of Institutions|Ryan International School]], Sector 49 and later did his graduation in computer applications at GGDSD College in Sector 32, Chandigarh.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=20-year-old star striker does city proud |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/20-year-old-star-striker-does-city-proud-516111/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In October 2022, Singh was part of the Indian team that won the [[2022 Sultan of Johor Cup]], at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.<ref name=":0" /> He was part of the Indian team that won the FIH Junior Asia Cup at [[Muscat]], Oman, where he scored the first goal in the final match.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=भारतीय हॉकी के दो नए जादूगर, जिनके इशारे पर नाचते रहे पाकिस्तानी, अंत में टेक दिए घुटने |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/news/who-is-angad-bir-singh-and-araijeet-singh-hundal-new-sensation-of-indian-hockey/articleshow/100699268.cms |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> He was selected for the senior India team for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 [[FIH Pro League|FIH Hockey Pro Leagues]] and made his senior debut against Ireland at Bhubaneswar in March 2025.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Singh Angad Bir {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/others/men/2023-sultan-of-johor-cup-1616/player/singh-angad-bir-27381 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Tejasvi |date=2025-03-06 |title=Angad Bir Singh: dream debut in FIH Pro League 2025 |url=https://www.newindian.in/angad-bir-singh-dream-debut-in-fih-pro-league-2025/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=NewIndian.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dream debut, golden ambitions: Angad Bir Singh’s rise to hockey stardom |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/dream-debut-golden-ambitions-angad-bir-singhs-rise-to-hockey-stardom/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2023, he played the 2023 Four Nations Junior Men's Invitational Tournament at [[Düsseldorf]]. Later, he played the [[2023 Sultan of Johor Cup]] for the second year, but India could get only a bronze.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://hockeyindia.org/players/angad-bir-singh-profile-10928 Angad Bir Singh] at [[Hockey India]]
* [https://www.fih.hockey/events/others/men/2023-sultan-of-johor-cup-1616/player/singh-angad-bir-27381 Angad Bir Singh] at [[International Hockey Federation]]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Chandigarh]]
[[Category:Hockey India League players]]
[[Category:Men's field hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chandigarh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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