Hockey India League 2024-25 Teams: Complete list of men’s squads of all eight HIL franchises
The Hockey India League will kick off its return after seven years in Rourkela on December 28.
India skipper Harmanpreet Singh was the most expensive pick of the lot during the auction after Soorma Hockey Club secured the defender’s services with a bid of Rs 78 lakh.
The costliest overseas buy was Argentine-turned-German national team player Gonzalo Peillat who was roped in by Hyderabad Toofans for Rs 68 lakh.
Here’s a look at the complete squads of the franchises ahead of the Hockey India League 2024-25 season:
Hockey India League men’s team squads
Delhi SG Pipers
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Rohit, Joginder Singh, Weyer Corey (Australia), Furlong Gareth (Great Britain)
Midfielders: Shamsher Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Willott KY (Australia), Ankit Pal, Manjeet, Thokchom Kingson Singh, Toscani Lucas (Argentina), Jake Whetton(Australia),
Forwards: Tomas Domene (Argentina), Dilraj Singh, Aditya Lalage, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sumit Kumar, Iktidar Ishrat, Yamasaki Koji (Japan)
Goalkeepers: Tomas Santiago (Argentina), Pawan, Adarsh G
Hyderabad Toofans
Defenders: Gonzalo Peillat (Germany), Anderson Jacob (Australia), Arthur De Sloover (Belgium), Devindar Sunil Valmiki, Amandeep Lakra, Sundaram Rajawat, Mukul Sharma, Akshay Ravindra Avhad
Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Zachary Wallace (Great Britain), Rahim Aakib Sayyed, Rajinder, Darshan Vibhav Gawkar, Nic Woods (New Zealand), Maico Casella (Argentina)
Forwards: Shilanand Lakra, Timothy Daniel (Australia), Terrance Pieters (Netherlands), Arshdeep Singh, Talwinder Singh, Irengbam Rohit
Goalkeepers: Dominic Dixon (New Zealand), Bikramjit Singh, Vikas Dahiya
Kalinga Lacers
Defenders: Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Alexander Hendrickx (Belgium), Arthur Van Doren (Belgium), Antoine Kina (Belgium), Partap Lakra, Sushil Dhanwar, Rohit Kullu, Enrique Gonzalez (Spain)
Midfielders: Aran Zalewski (Australia), Moriangthem Rabichandra, Enrique Gonzalez (Spain), Mukesh Toppo, Rosan Kujur, Nicholas Bandurak (Great Britain)
Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami, Dilpreet Singh, Thierry Brinkman (Netherlands), Angad Bir Singh, Roshan Minz, Gursahibjit Singh, Deepak Pradhan
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak, Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Great Britain), Sahil Kumar Nayak
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
Defenders: Jugraj Singh, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgium), Rupinder Pal Singh, Tom Grambusch (Germany), Jasjit Singh Kular, Sebastian Dockier (Belgium)
Midfielders: Tim Cross (Ireland), Jaskaran Singh, Sean Findlay (New Zealand), Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chandura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh Malik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Florent Van Aubel (Belgium), Sam Lane (New Zealand), Gursewak Singh
Goalkeepers: Jamie Carr (Ireland), Ali Khan, Atal Dev Singh Chahal
Soorma Hockey Club
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Jeremy Hayward (Australia), Gurinder Singh, Nicolas Della Torre (Argentina), Sukhvinder, Ashu Maurya, Pradip Mandal
Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad, Victor Wegnez (Belgium), Jonas De Geus (Netherlands), Harjeet Singh, Nicolas Poncelet (Belgium), Prabhjot Singh, Ankush, Sunit Lakra
Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Boris Burkhardt (Netherlands), Maninder Singh, Pawan Rajbhar, Harish Somappa Mutagar, Nicolas Keenan (Argentina), Phil Roper (Great Britain)
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium), Mohith H S, Jashandeep Singh
Tamil Nadu Dragons
Defenders: Amit Rohidas, Jip Janssen (Netherlands), Kothajit Singh, Moritz Ludwig (Germany), Anand Y, Anand Lakra, Pruthvi GM
Midfielders: Tom Craig (Australia), Mohd. Raeel Mouseen, Blake Govers (Australia), Chandan Yadav, Shesha Gowda, M. Dhilipan, Arun J, Thomas Sorsby (Great Britain)
Forwards: Selvam Karthi, Nathan Ephraums (Australia), Majji Ganesh, Uttam Singh, Abharan Sudev, Martin Zwicker (Germany)
Goalkeepers: David Harte (Ireland), Prince Deep Singh, S. Senthamizh Arasu
Team Gonasika
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amir Ali, Birendra Lakra, Yogember Rawat, Timothy Howard (Australia), Dipsan Tirkey, Anmol Ekka
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Lee Moton (Scotland), Jack Waller (Great Britain), Jacob Draper (Wales), Yashdeep Siwach, SK Uthappa, Timothee Clement (France)
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, SV Sunil, Nikkin Thimmaiah, Struan Walker (Great Britain), Victor Charlet (France)
Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (Great Britain), Suraj Karkera, Kamalbir Singh
UP Rudras
Defenders: Lars Balk (Netherlands), Kane Russell (New Zealand), Surender Kumar, Priyobarta Talem, Sunil Jojo, Sharda Nand Tiwari, Prashant Barla, James Albery (Great Britain)
Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Floris Wortelboer (Netherlands), Rafael Vilallonga (Spain), Manmeet Singh, Jobanpreet Singh
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sam Ward (Great Britain), Tanguy Cosyns (Belgium), Gurjot Singh, Mohd. Zaid Khan, Sudeep Chirmako
Goalkeepers: Prashant Kumar Chauhan, James Mazarelo (Great Britain), Pankaj Kumar Rajak