Salima Tete
Indian field hockey player
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Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player.[1][2] On 2 May 2023, she was named as the captain of the India women's national field hockey team.[3]
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Playing position
Midfielder
Years
Team
–
Hockey Jharkhand
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Salima Tete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 December 2001 Simdega, Jharkhand, India | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Hockey Jharkhand | ||
| – | Railways | ||
| 2025– | Soorma Hockey Club | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| – | India U21 | ||
| 2016– | India | 150 | (16) |
Early life and background
Tete is from a village in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Both her parents work as farmers. Her father also played hockey.[4][5]
Career
She made her debut for the national side in 2017 against Belarus.[6]
At the 2018 Youth Olympic games, she was the captain of the Indian side, which went on to win a silver medal.[7]
In 2021, she was selected in the Indian squad for the Tokyo Olympics.[8]
