Sreejesh recently ended a legendary career with a second consecutive Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Games, where he held his own in front of the Indian goal.
Captain Harmnapreet, however, was the top scorer at the Paris Olympics with a total of 10 goals, including two crucial goals in the bronze medal match. He also scored twice against Australia, leading India to their first Olympic victory against them in 52 years.
The list of nominees was established by a panel of experts including players, coaches and officials selected by each of their Continental Federations.
The expert panel consists of Janne Muller-Wieland (Germany) and Simon Mason (England) from Europe, Tahir Zaman (Pakistan) and Deepika (India) from Asia, Soledad Iparraguirre (Argentina) and Craig Parnham (USA) from Pan America, Sarah Bennett (Zimbabwe) and Ahmed Youssef (Egypt) from Africa and Amber Church (New Zealand) and Adam Webster (Australia) from Oceania.
The expert panel had access to data from all international matches held in 2024, including Test Matches, the FIH Hockey Pro League, the FIH Hockey Nations Cups, the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. , before establishing the final list of nominees. according to a statement from the FIH.
The voting process is open until October 11. National Associations - represented by the captains and coaches of their respective national teams -, fans, players, coaches, officials and the media can register their vote.
The votes of the panel of experts represent 40% of the overall result. Those from National Associations represent an additional 20%. Fans and other players (20%) as well as the media (20%) will make up the remaining 40%.
FIH Player of the Year Award - Nominees:
Women: Gu Bingfeng (CHN), Yibbi Jansen (NED), Nike Lorenz (GER), Stephanie Vanden Borre (BEL), Xan de Waard (NED)
Men: Thierry Brinkman (NED), Joep de Mol (NED), Hannes Müller (GER), Harmanpreet Singh (IND), Zach Wallace (ENG)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award - Nominees:
Women: Cristina Cosentino (ARG), Aisling D’Hooghe (BEL), Nathalie Kubalski (GER), Anne Veenendaal (NED), Ye Jiao (CHN)
Men: Pirmin Blaak (NED), Luis Calzado (ESP), Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER), Tomas Santiago (ARG), PR Sreejesh (IND)
FIH Rising Star of the Year Award - Nominees
Women: Claire Colwill (AUS), Zoe Díaz (ARG), Tan Jinzhuang (CHN), Emily White (BEL), Linnea Weidemann (GER)
Men: Bautista Capurro (ARG), Bruno Font (ESP), Sufyan Khan (PAK), Michel Struthoff (GER), Arno Van Dessel (BEL)
Captain Harmnapreet, however, was the top scorer at the Paris Olympics with a total of 10 goals, including two crucial goals in the bronze medal match. He also scored twice against Australia, leading India to their first Olympic victory against them in 52 years.
The list of nominees was established by a panel of experts including players, coaches and officials selected by each of their Continental Federations.
The expert panel consists of Janne Muller-Wieland (Germany) and Simon Mason (England) from Europe, Tahir Zaman (Pakistan) and Deepika (India) from Asia, Soledad Iparraguirre (Argentina) and Craig Parnham (USA) from Pan America, Sarah Bennett (Zimbabwe) and Ahmed Youssef (Egypt) from Africa and Amber Church (New Zealand) and Adam Webster (Australia) from Oceania.
The expert panel had access to data from all international matches held in 2024, including Test Matches, the FIH Hockey Pro League, the FIH Hockey Nations Cups, the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. , before establishing the final list of nominees. according to a statement from the FIH.
The voting process is open until October 11. National Associations - represented by the captains and coaches of their respective national teams -, fans, players, coaches, officials and the media can register their vote.
The votes of the panel of experts represent 40% of the overall result. Those from National Associations represent an additional 20%. Fans and other players (20%) as well as the media (20%) will make up the remaining 40%.
FIH Player of the Year Award - Nominees:
Women: Gu Bingfeng (CHN), Yibbi Jansen (NED), Nike Lorenz (GER), Stephanie Vanden Borre (BEL), Xan de Waard (NED)
Men: Thierry Brinkman (NED), Joep de Mol (NED), Hannes Müller (GER), Harmanpreet Singh (IND), Zach Wallace (ENG)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award - Nominees:
Women: Cristina Cosentino (ARG), Aisling D’Hooghe (BEL), Nathalie Kubalski (GER), Anne Veenendaal (NED), Ye Jiao (CHN)
Men: Pirmin Blaak (NED), Luis Calzado (ESP), Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER), Tomas Santiago (ARG), PR Sreejesh (IND)
FIH Rising Star of the Year Award - Nominees
Women: Claire Colwill (AUS), Zoe Díaz (ARG), Tan Jinzhuang (CHN), Emily White (BEL), Linnea Weidemann (GER)
Men: Bautista Capurro (ARG), Bruno Font (ESP), Sufyan Khan (PAK), Michel Struthoff (GER), Arno Van Dessel (BEL)
