Neha Goyal
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 Goyal in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 November 1996 Sonipat, Haryana, India | ||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Hockey Haryana | ||
| – | Railways | ||
| 2025– | Odisha Warriors | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014– | India | 197 | (23) |
Medal record | |||
Neha Goyal (born 15 November 1996) is an Indian field hockey player and is a member of the India national team. She plays as a midfielder.[1] She captains the Odisha Warriors in Hockey India League.
Goyal was born in Sonipat in Haryana.[2] She comes from a poor family and has two elder sisters. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother as a daily wage worker in a cycle factory earning ₹2000/month making spoke.[3] She and her family have struggled to take care of her basic requirements like shoes, hockey sticks, diet regime, etc.[4]
Goyal started playing hockey when she was 11.[5]
Goyal began training in an academy run by former India captain Pritam Rani Siwach. Goyal completed her schooling from Tika Ram Senior Secondary Girls School.[4]
