Danish Mujtaba
Personal information
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb) (2014)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Chennai Cheetahs
2013–present Delhi Waveriders
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–present India 179 (28)
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2016 LondonTeam
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2011 Ordos City
Silver medal – second place2012 Doha
Hockey World League
Bronze medal – third place2015 Raipur
Last updated on: 7 December 2015

Danish Mujtaba (born 20 December 1988 in Allahabad) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He made his debut for the national team in 2009. He represented India during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio.[1][2]

He comes from a family of hockey players, including his grandfather Idris Ahmed, his uncle Atif Idris, his father Ghulam Mujtaba and his elder brother Hamza Mujtaba who have played for India.[3] He first represented India at junior level, at the 2009 Junior World Cup.[3] He played for the senior team at the 2010 World Cup and later went on to become Captain of national team in 2013.[4][3]

He is an alumnus of the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow and Jamia Millia Islamia.

Career

Mujtaba made his way to the national team after doing well at the junior level. He is a product of Delhi based Air India-SAI Hockey Academy which he joined in 2004 and has attended a training program at the Australian Institute of Sport.[3][5] He is sports officer in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) since January 2011.

Personal life

Mujtaba married Nayala of Allahabad in November 2016. Nayala completed M.Tech from SHIATS. Her father Mohammad Gurfan is teacher by profession.

References

  1. ↑ "London Olympics 2012: Player profile". Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Danish Mujtaba Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Danish Mujtaba aims to make family proud at London Olympics". India Today. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Danish Mujtaba's elevation as captain gives UP, PCL reason to smile - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Profile
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