Indian men’s hockey team captain and specialist drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh has been nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards. The factor is his standout performances in Test matches, the FIH Hockey Pro League, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the recently-concluded Asian Champions Trophy. The 28-year-old defender has won the prestigious award previously in 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Harmanpreet has given all credit to his teammates commenting, “It has been a great honor to be nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award again. While I am elated to be named among some of the best players in the world, I would like to acknowledge that it would not have been possible without the support of my team. All the goals I have scored in the FIH Hockey Pro League and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are because the team created those goal-scoring chances for me.” 

Harmanpreet has been nominated along with Thierry Brinkman (NED), Joep de Mol (NED), Hannes Müller (GER), and Zach Wallace (ENG) after taking into consideration all international matches held in 2024, including Test Matches, the FIH Hockey Pro League, FIH Hockey Nations Cups, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and the Olympic Games Paris 2024.