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| name = Danish Muchtoba<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|20|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
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| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|0}} (2014)<br />
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| position = [[Field hockey#Positions|Forward]]<br />
| clubs1 = [[Chennai Cheetahs]]<br />
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| years2 = 2013–present<br />
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| nationalyears1 = 2009–present<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 133<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 25<br />
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| updated = 7 December 2015<br />
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'''Danish Mujtaba''' (born 20 December 1988 in [[Allahabad]]) is an [[India]]n professional [[field hockey]] player. He made his debut for the [[India men's national field hockey team|national team]] in 2009. He represented India during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] in Rio.<ref>{{cite web |title= London Olympics 2012: Player profile |url= http://www.london2012.com/athlete/mujtaba-danish-1020830/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/danish-mujtaba-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063809/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/danish-mujtaba-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Danish Mujtaba Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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He comes from a family of hockey players, including his grandfather Idris Ahmed, his uncle Atif Idris, his father Ghulam Mujtaba and his elder brother Hamza Mujtaba who have played for India.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title= Danish Mujtaba aims to make family proud at London Olympics |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/danish-mujtaba-aims-to-make-family-proud-at-london-olympics/1/203751.html |publisher= India Today |date= 2012-07-04 |accessdate= 2013-01-16}}</ref> He first represented India at junior level, at the 2009 Junior World Cup.<ref name=":0" /> He played for the senior team at the [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010 World Cup]] and later went on to become Captain of national team in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Danish-Mujtabas-elevation-as-captain-gives-UP-PCL-reason-to-smile/articleshow/18392733.cms|title=Danish Mujtaba's elevation as captain gives UP, PCL reason to smile - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> <br />
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He is an alumnus of the [[Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Mujtaba made his way to the national team after doing well at the junior level. He is a product of [[Delhi]] based Air India-SAI Hockey Academy which he joined in 2004 and has attended a training program at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.stick2hockey.com/View-Bio-Data/Danish%20Mujtaba/56.html Profile]</ref> He is sports officer in [[Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited]] (UPPCL) since January 2011.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Mujtaba married Nayala of Allahabad in November 2016. Nayala completed [[M.Tech]] from [[SHIATS]]. Her father Mohammad Gurfan is teacher by profession. <br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140729004234/http://hockeyindia.org/team/danish-mujtaba-2.html Danish Mujtaba] at [[Hockey India]]<br />
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