The Hockey India League's long-awaited revival has been studded with a sizzling start to the player auction, which is currently unfolding in New Delhi. The opening day saw India captain and star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh being snapped up by Soorma Hockey Club for INR 78 lakh, even as eight of the top 10 buys were Indians. (Day 2 Blog | More Hockey News)
Other prominent acquisitions included Abhishek, who went to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for 72 lakh, and Hardik Singh to UP Rudras for 70 lakh. Among Indian defenders, Amit Rohidas was bought by Tamil Nadu Dragons and Jugraj Singh was off to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers.
As for overseas players, Germany's Gonzalo Peillat was the most expensive buy, heading to Hyderabad Toofans for 68 lakh. Jip Janssen of Netherlands went to Tamil Nadu Dragons for 54 lakh. International goalkeepers too were in high demand, with Ireland's David Harte going to Tamil Nadu Dragons, Germany's Jean-Paul Danneberg acquired by Hyderabad Toofans and the Netherlands' Pirmin Blaak off to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers.
Belgium's veteran keeper Vincent Vanasch went to Soorma Hockey Club while India’s new frontline goalie (post PR Sreejesh's retirement) Krishan Bahadur Pathak went to Kalinga Lancers.
The eight teams in fray will all end up with 24-member squads, aspiring to strike the right balance of goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards. As a rule, at least 16 of those 24 players must be Indian, of which a minimum of four should be junior players.
With more than 550 men’s hockey players registering, the first two days are focused on men’s teams, while the auction for the women’s squads will take place on the final day.
Hockey India League 2024-25: Full Squads Of All Franchises
Hyderabad Toofans Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Gonzalo Peillat (Rs 68 lakh), Matthew Dawson (Rs 10 lakh), Arthur De Sloover (Rs 30 lakh), Devindar Sunil Valmiki (Rs 8 lakh), Amandeep Lakra (Rs 9 lakh), Sundaram Rajawat (Rs 2 lakh), Mukul Sharma (Rs 2 lakh), Akshay Ravindra Avhad (Rs 5 lakh)
Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma (Rs 34 lakh), Sumit (Rs 46 lakh), Zachary Wallace (Rs 26 lakh), Rahim Aakib Sayyed (Rs 2 lakh), Rajinder (Rs 23 lakh), Darshan Vibhav Gawkar (Rs 2 lakh), Maico Casella (Rs 10 lakh)
Forwards: Shilanand Lakra (Rs 21 lakh), Timothy Daniel (Rs 28 lakh), Terrance Pieters (Rs 10 lakh), Arshdeep Singh (Rs. 11.5 lakh), Talwinder Singh (Rs 14.5 lakh), Irengbam Rohit (Rs 2 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Jean Paul Danneberg (Rs 27 lakh), Bikramjit Singh (Rs 6.2 lakh), Vikas Dahiya (Rs 2 lakh)
Team Gonasika Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess (Rs 17 lakh), Amir Ali (Rs 34 lakh), Birendra Lakra (Rs 10 lakh), Yogember Rawat (Rs 11 lakh), Timothy Howard (Rs 20 lakh), Dipsan Tirkey (Rs 6.6 lakh), Anmol Ekka (Rs 9.2 lakh)
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (Rs 42 lakh), Vishnukant Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Lee Moton (Rs 10 lakh), Jack Waller (Rs 10 lakh), Jacob Draper (Rs 5 lakh), Mustapha Cassiem (Rs 7.2 lakh), Yashdeep Siwach (Rs 9 lakh), SK Uthappa (Rs 13 lakh)
Forwards: Mandeep Singh (Rs 25 lakh), Jeroen Hertzberger (Rs 21 lakh), Araijeet Singh Hundal (Rs 42 lakh), Tom Boon (Rs 26 lakh), SV Sunil (Rs 10 lakh), Nikkin Thimmaiah (Rs 13 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (Rs 15 lakh), Suraj Karkera (Rs 22 lakh), Kamalbir Singh (Rs 2 lakh)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Jugraj Singh (Rs 48 lakh), Hayden Beltz (Rs 13 lakh), Gauthier Boccard (Rs 18 lakh), Rupinder Pal Singh (Rs 12.5 lakh), Tom Grambusch (Rs 10 lakh), Jasjit Singh Kular (Rs 6 lakh)
Midfielders: Lachlan Sharp (Rs 18 lakh), Jaskaran Singh (Rs 13.5 lakh), Sean Findlay (Rs 10 lakh), Pardeep Mor (Rs 5 lakh), Pradhan Poovanna Chandura (Rs 8 lakh), Affan Yousuf (Rs 11.5 lakh), Atul Deep (Rs 2 lakh), Yogesh Malik Singh (Rs 2 lakh), Pardeep Singh Sandhu (Rs 3 lakh), Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang (Rs 3 lakh)
Forwards: Abhishek (Rs 72 lakh), Sukhjeet Singh (Rs 42 lakh), Florent Van Aubel (Rs 25 lakh), Sam Lane (Rs 27 lakh), Gursewak Singh (Rs 6.6 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Pirmin Blaak (Rs 25 lakh), Ali Khan (Rs 6 lakh), Atal Dev Singh Chahal (Rs 3 lakh)
Tamil Nadu Dragons Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Amit Rohidas (Rs 48 lakh), Jip Janssen (Rs 54 lakh), Kothajit Singh (Rs 10 lakh), Moritz Ludwig (Rs 10 lakh), Anand Y (Rs 5 lakh), Anand Lakra (Rs 5 lakh), Pruthvi GM (Rs 5 lakh)
Midfielders: Thies Prinz (Rs 18 lakh), Tom Craig (Rs 20 lakh), Mohd. Raeel Mouseen (Rs 26 lakh), Govers Blake (Rs 27 lakh), Chandan Yadav (Rs 6.2 lakh), Shesha Gowda (Rs 5 lakh), M Dhilipan (Rs 5 lakh), Arun J (Rs 3.6 lakh)
Forwards: Selvam Karthi (Rs 24 lakh), Nathan Ephraums (Rs 17 lakh), Majji Ganesh (Rs 7.2 lakh), Uttam Singh (Rs 23 lakh), Abharan Sudev (Rs 2 lakh)
Goalkeepers: David Harte (Rs 32 lakh), Duco Telgenkamp (Rs 36 lakh), Prince Deep Singh (Rs 5 lakh), S Senthamizh Arasu (Rs 6 lakh)
UP Rudras Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Lars Balk (Rs 40 lakh), Kane Russell (Rs 30 lakh), Surender Kumar (Rs 14 lakh), Marc Recasens (Rs 15 lakh), Priyobarta Talem (Rs 9 lakh), Sunil Jojo (Rs 2 lakh), Shardanand Tiwari (Rs 7.5 lakh), Prashant Barla (Rs 7.5 lakh)
Midfielders: Hardik Singh (Rs 70 lakh), Akashdeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Simranjeet Singh (Rs 10 lakh), Floris Wortelboer (Rs 27 lakh), Seve Van Ass (Rs 10 lakh), Manmeet Singh (Rs 16 lakh), Jobanpreet Singh (Rs 7.5 lakh)
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (Rs 28 lakh), Alvaro Iglesias (Rs 12.50 lakh), Tanguy Cosyns (Rs 10 lakh), Gurjot Singh (Rs 14.5 lakh), Mohd. Zaid Khan (Rs 2.9 lakh), Sudeep Chirmako (Rs 12 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Prashant Kumar Chauhan (Rs 5 lakh), James Mazarelo (Rs 13 lakh), Pankaj Kumar Rajak (Rs 6.5 lakh)
Delhi SG Pipers Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh (Rs 38 lakh), Varun Kumar (Rs 34 lakh), Rohit (Rs 40 lakh), Pau Clapes (Rs 10 lakh), Joginder Singh (Rs 5.2 lakh)
Midfielders: Shamsher Singh (Rs 42 lakh), Raj Kumar Pal (Rs 40 lakh), Willott KY (Rs 10.5 lakh), Ankit Pal (Rs 20 lakh), Christopher Ruhr (Rs 18 lakh), Flynn Ogilvie (Rs 10 lakh), Jorrit Croon (Rs 10 lakh), Manjeet (Rs 10.3 lakh), Thokchom Kingson Singh (Rs 2.5 lakh)
Forwards: Tomas Domene (Rs 36 lakh), Nicolas De Kerpel (Rs 10 lakh), Dilraj Singh (Rs 5 lakh), Aditya Lalage (Rs 20 lakh), Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (Rs 5 lakh), Sumit Kumar (Rs 2 lakh), Iktidar Ishrat (Rs 2 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Tomas Santiago (Rs 10 lakh), Pawan (Rs 15 lakh), Adarsh G (Rs 2 lakh)
Kalinga Lancers Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Sanjay (Rs 38 lakh), Mandeep Mor (Rs 19 lakh), Alexander Hendrickx (Rs 23 lakh), Arthur Van Doren (Rs 32 lakh), Antoine Kina (Rs 16 lakh), Partap Lakra (Rs 2 lakh), Sushil Dhanwar (Rs 2 lakh), Rohit Kullu (Rs 2 lakh)
Midfielders: Aran Zalewski (Rs 27 lakh), Moriangthem Rabichandra (Rs 32 lakh), Enrique Gonzalez (Rs 10 lakh), Mukesh Toppo (Rs 5 lakh), Rosan Kujur (Rs 12.5 lakh), Nicholas Bandurak (Rs 5 lakh)
Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami (Rs 20 lakh), Dilpreet Singh (Rs 34 lakh), Thierry Brinkman (Rs 38 lakh), Angad Bir Singh (Rs 26 lakh), Roshan Minz (Rs 2 lakh), Gursahibjit Singh (Rs 6 lakh), Deepak Pradhan (Rs 2 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak (Rs 32 lakh), Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Rs lakh), Sahil Kumar Nayak (Rs 2 lakh)
Soorma Hockey Club Full Squad HIL 2024-25
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (Rs 78 lakh), Jeremy Hayward (Rs 42 lakh), Gurinder Singh (Rs 11 lakh), Nicolas Della Torre (Rs 14 lakh), Sukhvinder (Rs 11 lakh), Ashu Maurya (Rs 2 lakh), Pradip Mandal (Rs 2 lakh)
Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad (Rs 40 lakh), Victor Wegnez (Rs 40 lakh), Jonas De Geus (Rs 11 lakh), Harjeet Singh (Rs 5.8 lakh), Nicolas Poncelet (Rs 5 lakh), Prabhjot Singh (Rs 2 lakh), Ankush (Rs 5 lakh), Sunit Lakra (Rs 14.1 lakh)
Forwards: Gurjant Singh (Rs 19 lakh), Dayaan Cassiem (Rs 25 lakh), Boris Burkhardt (Rs 5 lakh), Maninder Singh (Rs 26 lakh), Pawan Rajbhar (Rs 5 lakh), Harish Somappa Mutagar (Rs 2 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (Rs 23 lakh), Mohith H S (Rs 10 lakh), Jashandeep Singh (Rs 2 lakh)
