Indian Men’s Hockey Team captain Harmanpreet Singh
♦ Indian Men’s Hockey Team captain Harmanpreet Singh and former goalkeeper PR Sreejesh have won the FIH Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year titles for the year 2024. ♦ Both Harmanpreet and Sreejesh received recognition during the 49th FIH Statutory Congress in Oman on 9 November 2024. ♦ Two-time Olympic bronze medallist Harmanpreet received over 63 percent of all votes cast in his category. Similarly, Sreejesh was highly popular among voters, polling over 62 percent of all votes in his category. ♦ The winners were selected through a voting process involving an expert panel, national hockey associations, fans, and media. ♦ Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh led the scoring charts at the Paris Olympics with 10 goals, including goals in the quarterfinal, semi-final and both goals in the bronze medal match against Spain, which India won 2-1 to secure their second consecutive podium finish at the Olympics. ♦ Double Olympic medallist Sreejesh, who quit the game after the Paris Olympics, prevailed over Netherlands' Pirmin Blaak, Luis Calzado of Spain, Jean-Paul Danneberg of Germany and Argentina's Tomas Santiago to win the top prize in goalkeepers category.