P. R. Shreejesh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh | ||
| Born |
8 May 1986 Kochi, Kerala, India |
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) (2016) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) (2016) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Chandigarh Comets | (0) | ||
| Indian Overseas Bank | (0) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai Magicians | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–present | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–present | India | 167 | (0) |
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| Last updated on: 16 February 2017 | |||
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh is an Indian field hockey player and plays as a goalkeeper in the Indian national team and is its current captain. In the Hockey India League, he plays for Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
Sreejesh was born May 8, 1986, in Kizhakkambalam village, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, to P. V. Raveendran and Usha, a family of farmer. He completed his primary education in St. Antony's Lower Primary School in Kizhakkambalam and he studied until sixth standard in St. Joseph high school in Kizhakkambalam. As a kid, he trained as a sprinter, before moving on to long jump and volleyball. At 12, he joined the GV Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram. This was where his coach suggested that he take up goalkeeping. However, he became a professional after he was picked by hockey coaches Jayakumar and Ramesh Kolappa at the school, following which he played at the school before playing at the Nehru Cup. He completed his graduation in History from Sree Narayana College, Kollam, Kerala.
Sreejesh made into the Junior national team in 2004, in a match against Australia in Perth, in 2004. He made his debut in the senior national team in 2006, at South Asian Games in Colombo. Following India's win at the 2008 Junior Asia Cup, he was awarded the 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament'. Having been a part of the Indian team for six years, though often losing his place to senior goalkeepers, Adrian D'Souza and Bharat Chettri, he became a regular member since 2011, after his match winning of two penalty stroke saves, in the Asian Champions Trophy Final in Ordos City, China, against Pakistan. His second 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament' award came at the 2013 Asia Cup, with India finishing second in the tournament. He was a part of the team that won silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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