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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Araijeet Singh Hundal
| image = Friendly Matches India - France 2024 21.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|01|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Punjab, India]]
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Forward
| clubs1 = [[Punjab and Sind Bank]]
| clubs2 = [[Team Gonasika]]
| years2 = 2024–
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2025
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 21
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 27
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}}[[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|30px]]
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2024 Hulunbuir]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|Junior Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|2023 Salalah]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup|2024 Muscat]]|}}
}}
'''Araijeet Singh Hundal''' (born 21 January 2004) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a forward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Araijeet Singh Hundal - Hockey India |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/araijeet-singh-hundal-profile-7488 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.hockeyindia.org}}</ref> He plays for the [[India men's national field hockey team|India hockey team]] and specializes in drag flicks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Araijeet chases father's dream after promising start |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/araijeet-chases-fathers-dream-after-promising-start-101688130122537.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In domestic leagues, he plays for [[Punjab & Sind Bank|Punjab and Sind Bank]] and for [[Team Gonasika]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sarangi |first=Y. B. |date=2025-01-08 |title=TN Dragons edges out Team Gonasika |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tn-dragons-edges-out-team-gonasika/article69077775.ece |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He hails from [[Punjab]]. He is a student of Bachelor of Arts. He comes from a family of hockey players and is a third generation hockey player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-03-17 |title=Huge difference between playing hockey at the junior and senior level: Araijeet Hundal |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/araijeet-singh-hundal-hockey-india-probables-paris-2024-olympics-camp-pro-league-news/article67960678.ece |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> His grandfather was instrumental in starting hockey in his village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=Araijeet Singh Hundal stands tall in attack |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/araijeet-singh-hundal-stands-tall-in-attack-7643639/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was part of the Indian team that came fourth in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneshwar in 2021. He made his debut in the Indian senior India team at the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 and scored some important drag flick goals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connect |first=Sportz |date=2024-02-23 |title="It has been a surreal experience" - Indian forward Araijeet Singh Hundal on competing in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/news-it-surreal-experience-indian-forward-araijeet-singh-hundal-competing-fih-hockey-pro-league-2023-24 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}</ref> He also scored in the comeback win against the [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] in the Junior World Cup in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Hockey: India script stunning comeback, beat Netherlands 4-3 to enter semifinals of Junior World Cup |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/destinys-child-araijeet-hundal-plots-heist-script-in-4-3-win-over-dutch-9064634/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he scored a hat-trick in the first match against South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Araijeet Singh Hundal Hat-trick Helps India Beat South Korea 4-2 |url=https://www.news18.com/sports/fih-junior-mens-hockey-world-cup-araijeet-singh-hundal-hat-trick-helps-india-beat-south-korea-4-2-8692664.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2025
|[[Hockey India Awards]]
|Upcoming Player of the Year Male
|{{won}}
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Sports links}}
* [https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/araijeet-singh-hundal-profile-7488 Araijeet Singh Hundal] at [[Hockey India]]
* [https://www.fih.hockey/events/fih-pro-league/teams/men/player/hundal-araijeet-singh-25919 FIH profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hundal, Araijeet Singh}}
[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Men's field hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Hockey India League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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Prabhash Sharma at 06:21, 13 April 2026