Armaan Qureshi (born 1 January 1995) is an Indian

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who plays as a forward. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.

Career

Qureshi played cricket until the age of 12 after which he took up hockey. Upon the insistence of his father Rahman Qureshi, a meat shop owner in

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

, he gave trials for

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hostel in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

in 2008. He was coached by Ashok Dhyan Chand, son of

Dhyan Chand Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in add ...

, in Bhopal. Qureshi's uncle Hasrat Qureshi also represented India in field hockey in the 1990s. Qureshi played for

Delhi Waveriders Delhi Waveriders was a professional field hockey team based in Delhi that played in the Hockey India League. It was owned by The Wave Group. Franchisee details Ownership The team is owned by The Wave Group, after the company bought the Franchis ...

in the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the

Hockey India League Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. It is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. It is considered one of the major sports leagues of the country. It was founded in 2013 as a part ...

. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was picked by the Punjab Warriors for $4,500, which he has called the turning point of his career.

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* 1995 births Living people People from Gwalior Indian male field hockey players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Field hockey players from Madhya Pradesh Male field hockey forwards {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub