UP Rudras
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| Full name | UP Rudras | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Hockey India League | |
| Founded | 2024 | |
| Colors | ||
| Home ground | Lucknow | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain |  Hardik Singh | |
| Coach |  Paul van Ass | |
| Owner |
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| Chairman | ||
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UP Rudras is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Lucknow that competes in Hockey India League.[1] It is owned by the JK Group. While Dutch coach Paul van Ass is the head coach, Thomas Tichelman is the team's assistant coach.[2]
Squad
[edit]| Player | Nationality | Signed | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| Prashant Kumar Chauhan | India
|
2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| James Mazarelo |  United Kingdom
|
2024 | ₹13 lakhs |
| Pankaj Kumar Rajak | India
|
2024 | |
| Defenders | |||
| Surender Kumar | India
|
2024 | ₹14 lakhs |
| James Albery | United Kingdom
|
2024 | ₹15 lakhs |
| Priyobarta Talem | India
|
2024 | ₹9 lakhs |
| Midfielders | |||
| Hardik Singh (C) | India
|
2024 | ₹70 lakhs |
| Lars Balk | Netherlands
|
2024 | ₹40 lakhs |
| Kane Russell |  New Zealand
|
2024 | ₹30 lakhs |
| Akashdeep Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹20 lakhs |
| Floris Wortelboer | Netherlands
|
2024 | ₹27 lakhs |
| James Albery |  England
|
2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Manmeet Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹15.5 lakhs |
| Forwards | |||
| Lalit Upadhyay | India
|
2024 | ₹28 lakhs |
| Sam Ward | United Kingdom
|
2024 | ₹12 lakhs |
| Tanguy Cosyns |  Belgium
|
2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Gurjot Singh | India
|
2024 | ₹14.5 lakhs |
Performance record
[edit]Statistics
[edit]| Edition | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Russell | New Zealand
|
2 |
| 2 | Sudeep Chirmako | India
|
1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "UP Rudras squad, Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (12 October 2024). "Hockey India League 2024-25: Lucknow men's team to be called UP Rudras, Paul Van Ass appointed as head coach". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.