Neha Goyal

Neha Goyal
Goyal in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28)
Sonipat, Haryana, India
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
Hockey Haryana
Railways
2024–present Odisha Warriors
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014– India 169 (20)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gifu
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Muscat
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir
Silver medal – second place 2018 Donghae
FIH Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Spain
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati Team

Neha Goyal (born 15 November 1996) is an Indian field hockey player and is a member of the India national team. She plays as a midfielder.[1] She captains the Odisha Warriors in Hockey India League.

Early life

Goyal was born in Sonipat in Haryana.[2] She comes from a poor family and has two elder sisters. Her father was a alcohol addict and her mother as a daily wage worker in a cycle factory earning ₹2000/month making spoke.[3] She and her family have struggled to take care of her basic requirements like shoes, hockey sticks, diet regime, etc.[4]

Goyal started playing hockey when she was 11.[5]

Goyal began training in an academy run by former India captain Pritam Rani Siwach. Goyal completed her schooling from Tika Ram Senior Secondary Girls School.[4]

Career

Goyal made her debut in the senior Indian national team in 2014 and played her first match in Glasgow during the FIH Champions Challenge.[2]

Goyal was part of the 18-member Indian team for the 2018 World Cup in London. In their opening match, India played against the host England, where Goyal gave India the lead in 25th minute before England equalised it and the match ended in a draw.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Neha Goyal profile". hockeyindia.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Meet The Players Of The Indian Women's Hockey Team". Feminism In India. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/we-the-people-how-neha-goyal-beat-the-odds-to-become-a-world-class-hockey-player-magazine-215738 [bare URL]
  4. ^ a b "Neha breaks barriers to make a mark". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ "'Toxic' childhood to cycle factory to Indian hockey team for Tokyo Olympics". The Indian Express. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Neha Goyal scores to help resolute India hold England to a draw in opening clash". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Hockey India names women's team for World Cup". fih.ch. Retrieved 28 July 2018.