Tamil Nadu Dragons
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| Full name | Tamil Nadu Dragons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | TN Dragons | ||
| League | Hockey India League | ||
| Founded | 2024 | ||
| Colors | |||
| Home ground | Chennai | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain |  Amit Rohidas | ||
| Coach |  Rein van Eijk | ||
| Owner | Charles Group | ||
| CEO | Uday Sinh Wala | ||
| Chairman | Jose Charles Martin | ||
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Tamil Nadu Dragons is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] It is owned by Charles Group and competes in Hockey India League. Rein van Eijk is the head coach of the team.[2]
Squad
[edit]2024–2025
[edit]| Player | Nationality | Signed | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| David Harte |  Ireland
|
2024 | ₹32 lakhs |
| Prince Deep Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Defenders | |||
| Amit Rohidas | India
|
2024 | ₹48 lakhs |
| Jip Janssen | Netherlands
|
2024 | ₹54 lakhs |
| Kothajit Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Moritz Ludwig |  Germany
|
2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Anand Y | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Anand Lakra | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Midfielders | |||
| Martin Zwicker | Germany
|
2024 | ₹36 lakhs |
| Thomas Sorsby |  United Kingdom
|
2024 | ₹18 Lakhs |
| Mohammed Raheel Mouseen | India
|
2024 | ₹26 lakhs |
| Tom Craig |  Australia
|
2024 | ₹20 lakhs |
| Blake Govers | Australia
|
2024 | ₹27 lakhs |
| Chandan Yadav | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Sheshe Gowda | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Forwards | |||
| Selvam Karthi | India
|
2024 | ₹24 lakhs |
| Nathan Ephraums | Australia
|
2024 | ₹17 lakhs |
| Majji Ganesh | India
|
2024 | ₹7.2 lakhs |
| Uttam Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹23 lakhs |
| Abharan Sudev | India
|
2024 | ₹2 lakhs |
Performance record
[edit]Statistics
[edit]| Edition | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Ephraums | Australia
|
1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Tamil Nadu Dragons squad, Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "TN Dragons have got the team they wanted: Coach van Eijk". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 December 2024.