Balraj Panesar

Balraj Panesar
Personal information
Full name Balraj Singh Panesar
Born (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club East Grinstead
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Canada 70 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's field hockey
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toronto
Men's Hockey5s
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Team
Last updated on: 12 August 2019

Balraj Singh Panesar (born March 16, 1996) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the English Premier Club Beeston HC and the Canadian national team.

Early life

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Panesar was born on March 16, 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.

Club career

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Panesar played for the UBC Thunderbirds and United Brothers in Canada before moving to England. He joined Beeston HC[1]

International career

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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.[2] He captained the Canadian team at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India.[3] 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,[4] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Beeston Men's Adult Saturday Club Matches". October 15, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Balraj Panesar". fieldhockey.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Singh, Prabhjot (January 6, 2017). "Overseas Indian sportsmen have done their homeland proud". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. November 2, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
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