Danish Mujtaba (born 20 December 1988 in

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) is an Indian professional

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player. He made his debut for the

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in 2009. He represented India during the

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and the

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in Rio. He comes from a family of hockey players, including his grandfather Idris Ahmed, his uncle Atif Idris, his father Ghulam Mujtaba and his elder brother Hamza Mujtaba who have played for India. He first represented India at junior level, at the 2009 Junior World Cup. He played for the senior team at the

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and later went on to become Captain of national team in 2013. He is an alumnus of the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow and

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Career

Mujtaba made his way to the national team after doing well at the junior level. He is a product of

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based Air India-SAI Hockey Academy which he joined in 2004 and has attended a training program at the

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/ref> He is sports officer in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) since January 2011.

Personal life

Mujtaba married Nayala of Allahabad in November 2016. Nayala completed

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from SHIATS. Her father Mohammad Gurfan is teacher by profession.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mujtaba, Danish Living people 1988 births World Series Hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh Indian male field hockey players Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games field hockey players for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games field hockey players for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow alumni Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Hockey India League players Delhi Waveriders players Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey