• Source: Balraj Panesar

    • 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


    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


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


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


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    External links


    Balraj Panesar at the International Hockey Federation
    Balraj Panesar at Field Hockey Canada
    Balraj Panesar at Team Canada
    Balraj Panesar at Olympics.com
    Balraj Panesar at Olympedia (archive)
    Balraj Panesar at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
    Balraj Panesar at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

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