Anand Gupte

Anand Gupte
Personal information
Full name Anand Jacob Gupte
Born (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 26)
Canberra, Australia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defence
Senior career
Years Team
2019– Canberra Chill
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2019 Australia U–21 6 (0)
2023– Australia 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia

Anand Jacob Gupte is a field hockey player from Australia.[1][2]

Personal life

Anand Gupte was born on 4 September 1998 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[3][4]

He is of Indian descent, with his father hailing from Pune.[4]

In 2020, he completed a bachelor commerce/finance at the Australian National University.[5]

He lives with his long term girlfriend Erin Taylor, in Perth Western Australia

Career

Domestic leage

Gupte currently competes for the Canberra Chill in the Liberty Hockey One League, the premier domestic league run by Hockey Australia.[6][7]

Under–21

Anand Gupte made his international debut at under–21 level. He was called into the Australian junior squad, the Burras, in 2019. He made his first appearances for the squad at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, where the team finished in fifth place.[8][9]

Kookaburras

Following a successful domestic league in 2022, Gupte was called into the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2023.[10] He made his international debut during Australia's Indian leg of the third season of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela. He also went on to represent the squad during the New Zealand leg of the tournament in Christchurch.[1][8]

He is currently a member of the national development squad.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "New look Kookaburras face massive FIH Pro League test". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Anand Gupte – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Hockey Pro League: Indian-origin Anand Gupte hopes to make his dream Australia debut count". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Anand Gupte". au.prosple.com. Prosple. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Anand Gupte". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ "GUPTE Anand". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "GUPTE Anand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Anand Gupte and Aaron Knight have been named to the Under 21 men's Kookaburra squad". canberratimes.com.au. The Canberra Times. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Canberra Chill Trio Receive Their Kookaburra Call Up". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Burras talent enters 2024 National Men's Development Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.


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