{{short description|Indian field hockey player (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Devindar Walmiki | image = Devindar Walmiki.jpg | full_name = Devindar Sunil Walmiki | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | position = Defender / Midfielder | currentclub = BPCL | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = Central Railway | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = Kalinga Lancers | years3 = 2017– | clubs3 = BPCL | years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = HGC | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Acme Chattogram | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Mohun Bagan | years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = HGC | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Hyderabad Toofans | nationalyears1 = 2014–2018 | nationalteam1 = India | nationalcaps1 = 52 | nationalgoals1 = 25 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry | {{IND}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Appearance|2016 Rio}} {{MedalCompetition | Hockey Champions Trophy}} {{MedalSilver | 2016 London}} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Hockey Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold | 2016 Kuantan}} {{MedalCompetition | South Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | Guwahati 2016}} {{MedalCompetition | Men's FIH Hockey World League}} {{MedalBronze | Raipur 2015}} }}
== Career == Walmiki made his senior international debut for India in 2014. He represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the first Indian to play and score in the Euro Hockey League (EHL) in 2018. He has played for clubs like Western Railway, BPCL, HGC (Netherlands), and Mohun Bagan.
In addition to international play, he was invited to the Rashtriya Rifles Base in Anantnag, Kashmir, as a guest of honor.
== Awards and achievements == === Domestic & Club Awards === * '''Inter Petroleum Hockey Tournament (with BPCL):''' ** Gold Medal: 2026 (Pune), 2025 (Uttarakhand) ** Silver Medal: 2024 (Jaipur), 2019 (Amritsar), 2018 (Mumbai) ** Bronze Medal: 2023 (Lucknow) * '''Individual Awards:''' ** Best Defender – Inter Petroleum Hockey Tournament (Multiple years) ** Sportsman of the Year – Maharashtra (2018) ** Best Defender – Surinder Lions Cup, Canada (2018) ** MVP – Surinder Lions Cup, Canada (2018) ** Player of the Tournament – Mumbai Hockey Super Division League (2013) ** Man of the Match – World Series Hockey (2012) ** Highest Goal Scorer (15 goals) – Mumbai League (2009) * '''State Awards:''' ** Shiv Chhatrapati Award (2018)
== Career == Walmiki represented India from 2014 to 2018. He made his senior debut during the Europe Tour in Holland (2014). He played for several clubs including Western Railway, BPCL, Kalinga Lancers, HGC, and Mohun Bagan. In 2018, he created history as the first Indian to play and score in the Euro Hockey League (EHL) in Barcelona.
== Career == Walmiki represented India from 2014 to 2018. He made his senior debut during the Europe Tour in Holland in 2014. He played for several clubs including Kalinga Lancers, HGC (Holland), Mohun Bagan, and Hyderabad Toofans. In 2018, he created history as the first Indian to play and score in the Euro Hockey League (EHL) in Barcelona.
== Awards == * Shiv Chhatrapati Award (2018)
== Career == Walmiki made his senior international debut for India in 2014 during the Europe Tour in Holland. He represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was part of the Indian squad from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he became the first Indian in history to play and score a goal in the Euro Hockey League (EHL) in Barcelona.
== Awards == * Shiv Chhatrapati Award (2018)
== Early life == Devindar spent his early years living in a slum in Mumbai without electricity or running water. He famously vowed to bring an electricity connection to his family's home once he represented India at the Olympics, a goal he achieved in 2016.
== Career achievements == Walmiki was part of the Indian squad at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2018, he became the first Indian player to score a goal in the Euro Hockey League while playing in Barcelona. In 2025, he joined the Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League.
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'''Devindar Sunil Walmiki''' (born 28 May 1992) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder.
He was named in the Indian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Walmiki's elder brother Yuvraj Walmiki has also played field hockey for India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brothers Walmiki make it to national camp,eye India team|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/brothers-walmiki-make-it-to-national-camp-eye-india-team-2/|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref>
==Club career== In July 2019 Devindar signed for Dutch club HGC in the Hoofdklasse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devinder Walmiki, Harjeet Singh sign up with Dutch club, to play Euro Hockey League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/devinder-walmiki-harjeet-singh-sign-up-with-dutch-club-to-play-euro-hockey-league/articleshow/70358155.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |access-date=10 August 2019 |date=24 July 2019}}</ref>
In 2022, Devinder played for Acme Chattogram in the Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh and became champions.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
{{India FH Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{India FH Squad 2016 Champions Trophy}}
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