The Hockey India League Player Auction 2024/25 for the men's competition was successfully conducted in New Delhi on 13th and 14th October 2024. All eight franchises assembled robust squads for the upcoming season, scheduled to take place in Rourkela later this year. (More Hockey News)
On Day 2 of the auction, overseas players fetched significant bids, with Belgium's Victor Wegnez (sold for 40 lakh to Soorma Hockey Club) becoming the costliest buy.
Other top overseas buys included the Dutch Captain Thierry Brinkman (38 lakh) and Belgium's Arthur Van Doren (32 lakh), sold to Kalinga Lancers, while Moriangthem Rabichandra (32 lakh to Kalinga Lancers) and Maninder Singh (26 lakh to Soorma Hockey Club) were notable Indian buys on Day 2.
Young players with a base price of 2 lakh also made merry at the auction, with Angad Bir Singh going to Kalinga Lancers for 26 lakh and Rajinder to Hyderabad Toofans for 23 lakh.
Germany's Gonzalo Peillat became the most expensive overseas player, bought for 68 lakh, along with the Netherlands' Jip Janssen, acquired for 54 lakh by Tamil Nadu Dragons.
Hockey India League 2024-25 Season Squads
Hyderabad Toofans
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)
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)
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)
Goalkeepers: Jean Paul Danneberg (Rs 27 lakh), Bikramjit Singh (Rs 6.2 lakh), Vikas Dahiya (Rs 2 lakh)
Soorma Hockey Club
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 (5.8 lakh), Nicolas Poncelet (Rs 5 lakh), Prabhjot Singh (Rs 2 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)
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (Rs 23 lakh), Mohith H S (Rs 10 lakh)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
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)
Delhi SG Pipers
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)
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)
Goalkeepers: Tomas Santiago (Rs 10 lakh), Pawan (Rs 15 lakh)
Tamil Nadu Dragons
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)
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)
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)
Kalinga Lancers
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)
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)
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)
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak (Rs 32 lakh), Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Rs lakh), Sahil Kumar Nayak (Rs 2 lakh)
Team Gonasika
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)
Forwards: Mandeep Singh (Rs 25 lakh), Jeroen Hertzberger (Rs 21 lakh), Araijeet Singh Hundal (Rs 42 lakh), Tom Boon (Rs 26 lakh)
Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (Rs 15 lakh), Suraj Karkera (Rs 22 lakh), Kamalbir Singh (Rs 2 lakh)
UP Rudras
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)
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)
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)
The remaining four slots for each franchise will be announced in due course, following the completion of the closed bidding process.
