Balraj Panesar

Balraj Singh Panesar (born 16 March 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the UBC Thunderbirds and the Canadian national team.

Balraj Panesar
Personal information
Full name Balraj Singh Panesar
Born (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UBC Thunderbirds
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Canada 70 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's field hockey
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
2017 Lancaster
Pan American Junior Championship
2016 Toronto
Men's Hockey5s
Summer Youth Olympics
2014 NanjingTeam
Last updated on: 12 August 2019

Panesar was born on 16 March 1996 in Surrey, British Columbia. He was introduced to the sport by his father; his elder brother Sukhi Panesar has also represented Canada in field hockey.

International career

Panesar made his national senior team debut in 2014. The same year, he was part of the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[1] He captained the Canadian team at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India.[2] He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[3] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[4] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[5]

References
  1. "Balraj Panesar". fieldhockey.ca. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. Singh, Prabhjot (6 January 2017). "Overseas Indian sportsmen have done their homeland proud". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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