Suraj Karkera

Suraj Karkera
Personal information
Born (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionGoalkeeper
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Services - -
– Hockey Maharashtra - -
2024– Team Gonasika - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015–2016 India U21 1 (0)
2017– India 102 (0)
2023– India Hockey5s 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Aichi-Nagoya
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Dhaka
Gold medal – first place2025 Rajgir
Bronze medal – third place2022 Jakarta
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2024 Hulunbuir
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dhaka
Hockey World League
Bronze medal – third place2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Hockey5s Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Salalah
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Kuantan

Suraj Karkera (born 14 October 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian national team.

Early life

Karkera was born on 14 October 1995 in Bombay (now Mumbai). He did his schooling at Children's Academy in Malad and is pursuing a degree in commerce from the Rizvi College, as of 2017.

Career

Karkera made his debut for the Indian junior team in 2015 and was a regular member of the team on several tours. He made his senior team debut the following year and was part of India's gold medal-winning squad at the 2017 Asia Cup. He was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy where his team won the bronze medal.

References

  1. ↑ Roy, Dhananjay (4 August 2017). "Can Suraj rise in the West?". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Mehta, Rutvick (4 August 2015). "How 19-year-old hockey player Suraj Karkera is making a mark on the international stage". DNA India. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Ferro, Ashwin (29 July 2017). "Mumbai lad Suraj Karkera makes it to senior India hockey team". Mid-Day. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Player Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.