Selvam Karthi (born 1 September 2001) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a

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. He was a member of the India national team that played in the

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Early life

Karthi hails from Ariyalur, a town in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. His father Selvam works as a security guard at a government-run college. Karthi is the second of three children. Karthi trained as a hockey player at the Sports Hostel for Excellence in

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, which functioned under Sports Development Authority, the official sports organ of the government of Tamil Nadu. As of 2022, he was student at the SS Duraisamy Mariammal Arts College near Kovilpatti pursuing his graduation.

Career

In 2018, Karthi was included in the India national under-21 team after a series of good performances for Tamil Nadu in the Junior National Championships. In May 2022, he was named in India's squad for the

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. Alongside Mareeswaran Sakthivel, he was the first to be selected for the Indian national team from Tamil Nadu in 13 years. Karthi scored on debut in the opening match against Pakistan in the 9th minute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. India finished third defeating

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1–0.

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Selvam Karthi
profile at Hockey India {{India FH Squad 2022 Asia Cup 2001 births Living people People from Ariyalur district Indian male field hockey players Field hockey players from Tamil Nadu Male field hockey forwards