Harmanpreet Singh named FIH Player of the Year for second consecutive year

India star defender Harmanpreet Singh was named the FIH Player of the Year in the men's category on Friday. He won the title for the second successive time.

The 26-year-old became just the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men’s category) in consecutive years.

"Harmanpreet Singh is a bona fide modern-day hockey superstar. He is a terrific defender with a knack for being at the right place at the right time to break down the opponent’s offense," FIH said in a



statement.

"He has great dribbling skills to carry the ball up the field from the defense. And he scores goals, goals, and more goals! To add to that impressive resume, he has now been voted the FIH Player of the Year, for the second year running."

Harmanpreet's total points tally stood at 29.4 points, followed by Thierry Brinkmann with 23.6 points and Tom Boon with 23.4 points.

The India vice-captain has scored an incredible 18 goals from 16 games, with two hat-tricks, in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22.