Hockey India League 2024 Auction: Mandeep Singh goes to Team Gonasika for 25 lakhs

Mandeep Singh, who was part of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Team Gonasika in the Hockey India League 2024-25.

India’s Mandeep Singh celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the men’s Group B hockey match between India and New Zealand at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP

Mandeep Singh, who was part of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Team Gonasika in the Hockey India League 2024-25.

The forward was picked by the Visakhapatnam-based team for 25 lakhs during the players’ auction in Delhi on Sunday.

The 29-year-old took part in the first season of the Hockey India League. In 2013, he was bought by the franchise Ranchi Rhinos which won the inaugural title.

Mandeep made his debut for the India men’s team in 2013 during the second round of the 2012–14 Hockey World League. He was part of the team which won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the Tokyo Olympics bronze-medal winning side.

At the 2018 and 2023 Asian Champions Trophy, he was part of the Indian team that won gold at both the events.

He was the first player purchased by Team Gonasika, which added Manpreet Singh to its roster as well.