Balraj Panesar

Balraj Singh Panesar is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the English Premier Club Beeston HC and the Canada men's national [field hockey team|Canadian national team].

Early life

Panesar was born on March 16, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia. He was introduced to the sport by his father; his elder brother Sukhi Panesar has also represented Canada in field hockey.

Panesar played for the UBC Thunderbirds and United Brothers in Canada before moving to England. He joined Beeston HC

Panesar made his national senior team debut in 2014. The same year, he was part of the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the Field hockey at the [2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament|Youth Olympics] in Nanjing, China. He captained the Canadian team at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India. He was part of the national team that clinched silver at the 2017 Men's [Pan American Cup] in Lancaster, United States. He was selected for the 2018 World Cup, where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2019 Pan American Games]. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.