HIL 2024-25 All Squads: Full Players List of All Hockey India League Men's Franchises After Auction
Here’s a look at full squads of Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, Tamil Nadu Dragons, Delhi SG Pipers, Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, Soorma Hockey Club, Hyderabad Toofans, Team Gonasika and UP Rudras after the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 men's auctions.
The Hockey India League (HIL) has finally returned with a lot of promise and dreams. India, despite having won back-to-back medals in the Olympic Games in 2020 and 2024, didn't have a pan-nation domestic league and the Hockey India League has returned to put fullstop to the non-existence of Premier Hockey Competition in India. The HIL 2024-25 men's and women's competitions will be played between December 2024 to February 2025. The men's competition will have eight franchises participating and in the women's competition, four teams will take part. The men's HIL player auction was conducted on October 13 and 14. The HIL men’s auction saw over 550 men’s hockey players up for grabs - 400 Indians and 150 internationals. Hockey India League Launches YouTube Channel to Make HIL 2024-25 Auction Free Live Streaming Online Available Worldwide.
The eight franchises- Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, Tamil Nadu Dragons, Delhi SG Pipers, Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, Soorma Hockey Club, Hyderabad Toofans, Team Gonasika and UP Rudras engaged in some intense biddings over the two days of the auction. The first day saw some big biddings with the national team players coming up. Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh got the highest bid in the auction. The two players who got bids closest to Harmanpreet was striker Abhishek and midfielder Hardik Singh. Fans eager to know which franchise purchased which player in the HIL 2024-25 auction, will get the entire information here.
Full Squads Of HIL 2024-25 Men's Franchises (Price in INR)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
Goalkeepers: Pirmin Blaak ( 25 lakh), Ali Khan (6 lakh), Atal Dev Singh Chahal (3 lakh).
Defenders: Jugraj Singh (48 lakh), Hayden Beltz (13 lakh ), Gauthier Boccard (18 lakh), Rupinder Pal Singh (12.5 lakh), Tom Grambusch (10 lakh), Jasjit Singh Kular (6 lakh).
Midfielders: Lachlan Sharp (18 lakh), Jaskaran Singh (13.5 lakh), Sean Findlay (10 lakh), Pardeep Mor (5 lakh), Pradhan Poovanna Chandura (8 lakh), Affan Yousuf (11.5 lakh), Atul Deep (2 lakh INR)), Yogesh Malik Singh (2 lakh), Pardeep Singh Sandhu (3 lakh), Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang (3 lakh).
Forwards: Abhishek (72 lakh), Sukhjeet Singh (42 lakh), Florent Van Aubel ( 25 lakh), Sam Lane (27 lakh), Gursewak Singh (6.6 lakh).
Tamil Nadu Dragons
Goalkeepers: David Harte (32 lakh), Duco Telgenkamp (36 lakh), Prince Deep Singh (5 lakh), S Senthamizh Arasu (6 lakh).
Defenders: Amit Rohidas (48 lakh), Jip Janssen (54 lakh), Kothajit Singh (10 lakh), Moritz Ludwig (10 lakh), Anand Y (5 lakh), Anand Lakra (5 lakh), Pruthvi GM (5 lakh).
Midfielders: Thies Prinz (18 lakh), Tom Craig (20 lakh), Mohd. Raeel Mouseen (26 lakh), Govers Blake (27 lakh), Chandan Yadav (6.2 lakh), Shesha Gowda (5 lakh), M Dhilipan (5 lakh), Arun J (3.6 lakh).
Forwards: Selvam Karthi (24 lakh), Nathan Ephraums (17 lakh), Majji Ganesh (7.2 lakh), Uttam Singh (23 lakh), Abharan Sudev (2 lakh).
Delhi SG Pipers
Goalkeepers: Tomas Santiago (10 lakh), Pawan (15 lakh), Adarsh G (2 lakh).
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh (38 lakh), Varun Kumar (34 lakh), Rohit (40 lakh), Pau Clapes (10 lakh), Joginder Singh (5.2 lakh)
Midfielders: Shamsher Singh (42 lakh), Raj Kumar Pal (40 lakh), Willott KY (10.5 lakh), Ankit Pal (20 lakh), Christopher Ruhr (18 lakh), Flynn Ogilvie (10 lakh), Jorrit Croon (10 lakh), Manjeet (10.3 lakh), Thokchom Kingson Singh (2.5 lakh).
Forwards: Tomas Domene (36 lakh), Nicolas De Kerpel (10 lakh), Dilraj Singh (5 lakh), Aditya Lalage (20 lakh), Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (5 lakh), Sumit Kumar (2 lakh), Iktidar Ishrat (2 lakh).
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak (32 lakh), Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (2 lakh), Sahil Kumar Nayak (2 lakh).
Defenders: Sanjay (38 lakh), Mandeep Mor (19 lakh), Alexander Hendrickx (23 lakh), Arthur Van Doren (32 lakh), Antoine Kina (16 lakh), Partap Lakra (2 lakh), Sushil Dhanwar (2 lakh), Rohit Kullu (2 lakh).
Midfielders: Aran Zalewski (27 lakh), Moriangthem Rabichandra (32 lakh), Enrique Gonzalez (10 lakh), Mukesh Toppo (5 lakh), Rosan Kujur (12.5 lakh), Nicholas Bandurak (5 lakh).
Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami (20 lakh), Dilpreet Singh (34 lakh), Thierry Brinkman (38 lakh), Angad Bir Singh (26 lakh), Roshan Minz (2 lakh), Gursahibjit Singh (6 lakh), Deepak Pradhan (2 lakh).
Soorma Hockey Club
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (23 lakh), Mohith H S (10 lakh), Jashandeep Singh (2 lakh).
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (78 lakh), Jeremy Hayward (42 lakh), Gurinder Singh (11 lakh), Nicolas Della Torre (14 lakh), Sukhvinder (11 lakh), Ashu Maurya (2 lakh), Pradip Mandal (2 lakh).
Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad (40 lakh), Victor Wegnez (40 lakh), Jonas De Geus (11 lakh), Harjeet Singh (5.8 lakh), Nicolas Poncelet (5 lakh), Prabhjot Singh (2 lakh), Ankush (5 lakh), Sunit Lakra (14.1 lakh).
Forwards: Gurjant Singh (19 lakh), Dayaan Cassiem (25 lakh), Boris Burkhardt (5 lakh), Maninder Singh (26 lakh), Pawan Rajbhar (5 lakh), Harish Somappa Mutagar (2 lakh).
Hyderabad Toofans
Goalkeepers: Jean Paul Danneberg (27 lakh), Bikramjit Singh (6.2 lakh), Vikas Dahiya (2 lakh).
Defenders: Gonzalo Peillat (68 lakh), Matthew Dawson (10 lakh), Arthur De Sloover (30 lakh), Devindar Sunil Valmiki (8 lakh), Amandeep Lakra (9 lakh), Sundaram Rajawat (2 lakh), Mukul Sharma (2 lakh), Akshay Ravindra Avhad (5 lakh).
Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma (34 lakh), Sumit (46 lakh), Zachary Wallace (26 lakh), Rahim Aakib Sayyed (Rs 2 lakh), Rajinder (23 lakh), Darshan Vibhav Gawkar (2 lakh), Maico Casella (10 lakh).
Forwards: Shilanand Lakra (21 lakh), Timothy Daniel (28 lakh), Terrance Pieters (10 lakh), Arshdeep Singh (11.5 lakh), Talwinder Singh (14.5 lakh), Irengbam Rohit (2 lakh).
Team Gonasika
Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (15 lakh), Suraj Karkera (22 lakh), Kamalbir Singh (2 lakh).
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess (17 lakh), Amir Ali (34 lakh), Birendra Lakra (10 lakh), Yogember Rawat (11 lakh), Timothy Howard (20 lakh), Dipsan Tirkey (6.6 lakh), Anmol Ekka (9.2 lakh).
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (42 lakh), Vishnukant Singh (20 lakh), Lee Moton (10 lakh), Jack Waller (10 lakh), Jacob Draper (5 lakh), Mustapha Cassiem (7.2 lakh), Yashdeep Siwach (9 lakh), SK Uthappa (13 lakh).
Forwards: Mandeep Singh (25 lakh), Jeroen Hertzberger (21 lakh), Araijeet Singh Hundal (42 lakh), Tom Boon (26 lakh), SV Sunil (10 lakh), Nikkin Thimmaiah (13 lakh).
UP Rudras
Goalkeepers: Prashant Kumar Chauhan (5 lakh), James Mazarelo (13 lakh), Pankaj Kumar Rajak (6.5 lakh).
Defenders: Lars Balk (40 lakh), Kane Russell (30 lakh), Surender Kumar (14 lakh), Marc Recasens (15 lakh), Priyobarta Talem (9 lakh), Sunil Jojo (2 lakh), Shardanand Tiwari (7.5 lakh), Prashant Barla (7.5 lakh).
Midfielders: Hardik Singh (70 lakh), Akashdeep Singh (20 lakh), Simranjeet Singh (10 lakh), Floris Wortelboer (27 lakh), Seve Van Ass (10 lakh), Manmeet Singh (16 lakh), Jobanpreet Singh (7.5 lakh).
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (28 lakh), Alvaro Iglesias (12.50 lakh), Tanguy Cosyns (10 lakh), Gurjot Singh (14.5 lakh), Mohd. Zaid Khan (2.9 lakh), Sudeep Chirmako (12 lakh). HIL 2024-25: Hockey India League Returns After Seven Years, New Season To Be Held in Rourkela and Ranchi Starting in December.
Each franchise built a 24-player squad, consisting of at least 16 Indian hockey players (with a mandatory inclusion of four junior players) and eight international stars.
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