Hockey India League Auction: Full Auction Details and Full Squad of All Teams

 The Hockey India League, or HIL, will make a grand comeback this December, leaving behind the seven-year hiatus it had suffered. And to kick-start the action proper, the player auction took place in Delhi over two days. 

Eight men’s teams were booked in the tournament, and the teams did make the most of their INR 4 crore purse in chalking out their squads with a stern balance between talent and experience for the edition of HIL that is likely to take place.

The biggest catch from India was the captain Harmanpreet Singh, snapped by Soorma Hockey Club for a whopping Rs 78 lakh. The second-most expensive buy was Gonzalo Peillat of Germany-a world-class drag-flicker and the most expensive foreign player after Hyderabad Toofans snapped him up for Rs 68 lakh. 

Delhi SG Pipers has strengthened its strong lineup with Argentina’s Tomas Santiago and Pawan at goal, while among the defence are Jarmanpreet Singh and Rohit. Plan is to harden their defense first and then bring on the attack, featuring forward players such as Tomas Domene and Nicolas De Kerpel. From the state of Odisha, the Kalinga Lancers have made heavy investments and brought on board goalkeepers Krishan Pathak and Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill from Great Britain. 

The same is also true for the Hyderabad Toofans who put together an influential squad that contains Jean-Paul Danneberg from Germany, with the responsibility of guarding their citadel as the goal keeper, and Gonzalo Peillat in charge of the defense. Their midfield and forward lines are just as impressive and boast talent that oozes out in the forms of Nilakanta Sharma and Shilanand Lakra, pointing towards a holistic team plan.

Hockey India League 2024: Full Squad of All Eight Teams 

Delhi SG Pipers 

Goalkeepers: Tomas Santiago (Argentina), Pawan, Adarsh G 

Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Rohit, Pau Clapes (Spain), Joginder Singh 

Midfielders: Shamsher Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Willott KY (Australia), Ankit Pal, Christopher Ruhr (Germany), Flynn Ogilvie (Australia), Jorrit Croon (Netherlands), Manjeet, Thokchom Kingson Singh 

Forwards: Tomas Domene (Argentina), Nicolas De Kerpel (Belgium), Dilraj Singh, Aditya Lalage, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sumit Kumar, Iktidar Ishrat 

Biggest Buy: Shamsher Singh (Rs 42 Lakh) 

Hyderabad Toofans 

Goalkeepers: Jean-Paul Danneberg (Germany), Bikramjit Singh, Vikas Dahiya 

Defenders: Gonzalo Peillat (Germany), Matthew Dawson (Australia), Arthur De Sloover (Belgium), Devindar Sunil Valmiki, Amandeep Lakra, Sundaram Rajawat, Mukul Sharma, Akshay Ravindra Avhad 

Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Zachary Wallace (Great Britain), Rahim Aakib Sayyed, Rajinder, Darshan Vibhav Gawkar, Maico Casella (Argentina) 

Forwards: Shilanand Lakra, Timothy Daniel (Australia), Terrance Pieters (Netherlands), Arshdeep Singh, Talwinder Singh, Irengbam Rohit 

Biggest Buy: Gonzalo Peillat (Rs 68 Lakh) 

Kalinga Lacers 

Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak, Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Great Britain), Sahil Kumar Nayak 

Defenders: Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Alexander Hendrickx (Belgium), Arthur Van Doren (Belgium), Antoine Kina (Belgium), Partap Lakra, Sushil Dhanwar, Rohit Kullu Midfielders: Aran Zalewski (Australia), Moriangthem Rabichandra, Enrique Gonzalez (Spain), Mukesh Toppo, Rosan Kujur, Nicholas Bandurak (Great Britain) 

Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami, Dilpreet Singh, Thierry Brinkman (Netherlands), Angad Bir Singh, Roshan Minz, Gursahibjit Singh, Deepak Pradhan 

Biggest Buy: Sanjay, Thierry Brinkman (both Rs 38 Lakh) 

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 

Goalkeepers: Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands), Ali Khan, Atal Dev Singh Chahal 

Defenders: Jugraj Singh, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgium), Rupinder Pal Singh, Tom Grambusch (Germany), Jasjit Singh Kular 

Midfielders: Lachlan Sharp (Australia), Jaskaran Singh, Sean Findlay (New Zealand), Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chandura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh Malik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang 

Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Florent Van Aubel (Belgium), Sam Lane (New Zealand), Gursewak Singh 

Biggest Buy: Abhishesk (Rs 72 Lakh) 

Soorma Hockey Club 

Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium), Mohith H S, Jashandeep Singh 

Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Jeremy Hayward (Australia), Gurinder Singh, Nicolas Della Torre (Argentina), Sukhvinder, Ashu Maurya, Pradip Mandal 

Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad, Victor Wegnez (Belgium), Jonas De Geus (Netherlands), Harjeet Singh, Nicolas Poncelet (Belgium), Prabhjot Singh, Ankush, Sunit Lakra 

Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Dayaan Cassiem (South Africa), Boris Burkhardt (Netherlands), Maninder Singh, Pawan Rajbhar, Harish Somappa Mutagar 

Biggest Buy: Harmanpreet Singh (Rs 78 Lakh) 

Tamil Nadu Dragons 

Goalkeepers: David Harte (Ireland), Duco Telgenkamp (Netherlands), Prince Deep Singh, S. Senthamizh Arasu 

Defenders: Amit Rohidas, Jip Janssen (Netherlands), Kothajit Singh, Moritz Ludwig (Germany), Anand Y, Anand Lakra, Pruthvi GM 

Midfielders: Thies Prinz (Germany), Tom Craig (Australia), Mohd. Raeel Mouseen, Blake Glovers (Australia), Chandan Yadav, Shesha Gowda, M. Dhilipan, Arun J 

Forwards: Selvam Karthi, Nathan Ephraums (Australia), Majji Ganesh, Uttam Singh, Abharan Sudev 

Biggest Buy: Jip Janssen (Rs 54 Lakh) 

Team Gonasika 

Goalkeepers: Oliver Payne (Great Britain), Suraj Karkera, Kamalbir Singh 

Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amir Ali, Birendra Lakra, Yogember Rawat, Timothy Howard (Australia), Dipsan Tirkey, Anmol Ekka 

Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Lee Moton (Scotland), Jack Waller (Great Britain), Jacob Draper (Wales), Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa), Yashdeep Siwach, SK Uthappa 

Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Jeroen Hertzberger (Netherlands), Araijeet Singh Hundal, Tom Boon (Belgium), SV Sunil, Nikkin Thimmaiah 

Biggest Buy: Araijeet Singh Hundal, Manpreet Singh (both Rs 42 Lakh) 

UP Rudras 

Goalkeepers: Prashant Kumar Chauhan, James Mazarelo (Great Britain), Pankaj Kumar Rajak 

Defenders: Lars Balk (Netherlands), Kane Russell (New Zealand), Surender Kumar, Marc Recasens (Spain), Priyobarta Talem, Sunil Jojo, Sharda Nand Tiwari, Prashant Barla 

Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Floris Wortelboer (Netherlands), Seve Van Ass (Netherlands), Manmeet Singh, Jobanpreet Singh 

Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Alvaro Iglesias (Spain), Tanguy Cosyns (Belgium), Gurjot Singh, Mohd. Zaid Khan, Sudeep Chirmako 

Biggest Buy: Hardik Singh (Rs 70 Lakh)