Kanika Siwach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 August 2005 Sonipat, Haryana, India | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odisha Warriors (Hero Hockey India League) | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Railway Sports Promotion Board | ||
| – | Hockey Haryana | ||
Kanika Siwach (born 1 August 2005) is an Indian Junior field hockey player from Haryana.[1] She was selected for the senior Indian team ahead of the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League for women.[2] She plays as a forward for Railway Sports Promotion Board and Hockey Haryana in the domestic tournaments and for Odisha Warriors in the Hero Hockey India League.
Early life
She is from Sonipat, Haryana. Her father Kuldeep Siwach, her mother Pritam Rani, and her brother Yashdeep, were hockey players.[3][4] She is a product of Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy in Sonipat which is run by her mother Pritam Rani, a former Indian captain and Dronacharya Awardee.[5]
Career
She played the Junior World Cup as part of the India women's national under-21 field hockey team at Santiago, Chile from 1 to 13 December 2025.[2]
In December 2024, she make her Junior India debut in the under-21 Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 at Muscat, Oman, where she scored eight goals in six matches including two hat-tricks.[4][6]
In May 2024, she was name in the Indian junior women's team for the Europe tour for six matches across Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.[7]
Domestic career
In November 2023, she represented Haryana in the 37th National Games (Women) at Goa. Again in February 2025, she played for Haryana in the 38th National Games at Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Earlier in December 2021 she represented Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy in the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League 2021 (Under 21) Phase 1at Delhi, and in February 2022, she took part in Phase 2 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[8]
References
- ^ "Kanika Siwach - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ a b https://tms.fih.ch/people/33267
- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (24 November 2025). "100 years of Indian hockey — A mother's medal, a daughter's dream: Inside the Siwach hockey story". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Kanika, 19, makes winning HIL start in front of 'proud' hockey parents". The Times of India. 15 January 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Anand, Anish (23 February 2025). "All in the family: Yashdeep Siwach inspired by mother Pritam's fighting spirit". ESPN. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "'Junior Asia Cup title win taught us lot about mental toughness' says Odisha Warriors forward Kanika Siwach". ANI News. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Jyoti Singh To Lead Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team For Europe Tour". Outlook India. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/people/19387