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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|11|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Butala, [[Amritsar District]],<br/>[[Punjab, India]]<ref name= "Tribune1">{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=Indervir|title=The goal-getter|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/the-goal-getter/491197.html|accessdate=11 April 2018|work=The Hindu|date=1 November 2017}}</ref><br />
| height = 180 cm<ref>{{cite web |title=SINGH Dilpreet |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/singh-dilpreet__70512__4212 |website=worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref><br />
| position = Forward<br />
| currentclub = [[Indian Oil Corporation]]<br />
| clubs1 = Petroleum Sports Promotion Board<br />
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| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 12<br />
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| nationalyears2 = 2018–<br />
| nationalteam2 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps2 = 115<br />
| nationalgoals2 = 40<br />
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{{MedalBronze|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}<br />
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{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Breda]]|}}<br />
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{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}<br />
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{{MedalGold|[[2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2025 Rajgir]]|}}<br />
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{{MedalGold|[[2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Muscat]]|}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2021 Dhaka]]|}}<br />
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'''Dilpreet Singh''' (born 12 November 1999)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dilpreet Singh - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/players/dilpreet-singh-profile-1984 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a [[Field hockey#Positions|forward]] for the [[India men's national field hockey team|national team]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=Indervir|title=Dilpreet, the tiger on prowl|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/dilpreet-the-tiger-on-prowl/566544.html|accessdate=11 April 2018|work=The Tribune|date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=Indervir|title=CWG: 18-year-old Dilpreet's 'big moment' arrives|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/cwg-18-year-old-dilpreet-s-big-moment-arrives/558615.html|accessdate=11 April 2018|work=The Tribune|date=16 March 2018}}</ref> He is registered with the Punjab Armed Police and plays for Hockey Punjab in the domestic tournaments. He plays for [[Kalinga Lancers|Vedanta Kalinga Lancers]] in the Hockey India League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dilpreet Singh - Hockey India League - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindialeague.com/players/dilpreet-singh-profile-1984 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=hockeyindialeague.com}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Singh belongs to Butala, [[Amritsar]] district, [[Punjab, India]]. He was born to Balwinder Singh, who was a hockey player in Army and it was due to his encouragement that Dilpreet started playing this sport. He initially trained in Khadur Sahib Academy of his father and later on took coaching from Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy located in Amritsar, and then from Jalandhar's Surjit Academy.<ref name = "Tribune1" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Arvind|first1=S|title=Dilpreet Singh is the next big thing for India|url=https://www.mykhel.com/hockey/cwg-2018-dilpreet-singh-is-the-next-big-thing-indian-hockey-084431.html|accessdate=26 April 2018|work=My Khel|date=21 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
After missing the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympics]], Singh made a comeback to play the two-twst series against [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] in 2024 and was also selected in the final team<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latest Hockey News and Updates - Hockey India |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/32-member-mens-team-announced-by-hockey-india-ahead-of-fih-pro-league-2024-25-matches-in-bhubaneswar |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.hockeyindia.org}}</ref> for the 2024-2025 FIH Hockey Pro League at Bhubaneswar.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=How Dilpreet Singh Has Made his National Comeback Count! |url=https://hockeypassion.in/how-dilpreet-singh-has-made-his-national-comeback-count/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Hockey Passion |language=en-US}}</ref> He scored in the 2-0 win against [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spain]] on 16 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-16 |title=FIH Pro League: Mandeep, Dilpreet shine as India secures 2-0 win over Spain |url=https://thebridge.in/hockey/fih-pro-league-india-secure-win-over-spain-52115 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Bridge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-17 |title=Craig Fulton's tweaks work, as India bounce back against Spain; women's team play another thriller |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/craig-fulton-tweaks-work-india-bounce-back-vs-spain-women-thriller-9839651/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he played the Pro League in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He became an Olympic medalist taking part in the Indian team at the 2020 Paris Olympic Games where India won a bronze medal.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was part of the gold winning Indian team at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023. Earlier, he also got a gold at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 at [[Muscat]] and a bronze at [[Dhaka]] in 2021. In 2018, he also participated and won a bronze in the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta and played the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar, where India finished sixth. He was part of the XXI [[Commonwealth Games]] 2018 at [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia, where India missed a medal finishing fourth.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He made his Junior India debut at the [[2017 Sultan of Johor Cup]] winning a bronze and also played the [[2019 Sultan of Johor Cup]], at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where India got a silver.<ref name=":0" /> He made his senior India debut at the age of 18 years, against Japan in the 4-nation invitational tournament at [[Tauranga]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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He is employed with Punjab Police after a long stint with the Indian Oil Corporation team.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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* Singh received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2021.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/dilpreet-singh-profile-1984 Dilpreet Singh] at [[Hockey India]]<br />
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