# Neha Goyal

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{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name                 = Neha Goyal
| image                = Neha Goyal.jpg 
| caption              = Goyal in August 2022
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [Sonipat](/source/Sonipat), [Haryana](/source/Haryana), India
| height               = 1.52 m
| weight 	           = 54 kg
| position             = Midfielder
| currentclub          =
| years1               = 
| clubs1               = Hockey Haryana
| caps1                = 
| goals1               = 
| years2               = 
| clubs2               = [Railways](/source/Railways_Sports_Promotion_Board)
| caps2                = 
| goals2               = 
| years3               = 2025–
| clubs3               = [Odisha Warriors](/source/Odisha_Warriors)
| caps3                = 
| goals3               = 
| nationalyears1       = 2014–
| nationalteam1        = [India](/source/India_women's_national_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps1        = 197
| nationalgoals1       = 23
| medaltemplates       = 
{{MedalSport|Women's [field hockey](/source/field_hockey)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Games](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2018 Jakarta](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2018_Asian_Games)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Hangzhou](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2022_Asian_Games)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}}
{{MedalComp|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Birmingham](/source/Hockey_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[Team](/source/Hockey_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asia Cup](/source/Women's_Hockey_Asia_Cup)}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Gifu](/source/2017_Women's_Hockey_Asia_Cup)|}}
{{MedalSilver|[2025 Hangzhou](/source/2025_Women's_Hockey_Asia_Cup)|}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Muscat](/source/2022_Women's_Hockey_Asia_Cup)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Champions Trophy](/source/Women's_Asian_Champions_Trophy)}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Ranchi](/source/2023_Women's_Asian_Champions_Trophy)|}}
{{MedalGold|[2024 Rajgir](/source/2024_Women's_Asian_Champions_Trophy)|}}
{{MedalSilver|[2018 Donghae](/source/2018_Women's_Asian_Champions_Trophy)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[FIH Nations Cup](/source/Women's_FIH_Hockey_Nations_Cup)}}
{{MedalGold|[2022 Spain](/source/2022_Women's_FIH_Hockey_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[South Asian Games](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_South_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2016 Guwahati](/source/2016_South_Asian_Games)|[Team](/source/Field_Hockey_at_the_2016_South_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women)}}
}}

'''Neha Goyal''' (born 15 November 1996) is an Indian [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player and is a member of the [India national team](/source/India_women's_national_field_hockey_team). She plays as a midfielder.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hockeyindia.org/team/neha-goyal-sr-2.html |title=Neha Goyal profile |website=hockeyindia.org |language=en-US |access-date=28 July 2018 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118235009/http://hockeyindia.org/team/neha-goyal-sr-2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She captains the [Odisha Warriors](/source/Odisha_Warriors) in [Hockey India League](/source/Hockey_India_League).

==Early life==
Goyal was born in [Sonipat](/source/Sonipat) in [Haryana](/source/Haryana).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/11/08/indian-womens-hockey-team/ |title=Meet The Players Of The Indian Women's Hockey Team |date=8 November 2017 |work=Feminism In India |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> She comes from a poor family and has two elder sisters. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother as a daily wage worker in a cycle factory earning ₹2000/month making spoke.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/we-the-people-how-neha-goyal-beat-the-odds-to-become-a-world-class-hockey-player-magazine-215738|title=Sonipat-born hockey player Neha Goyal turned her sleepless nights into medal heights. This is her story.|date=11 August 2022|website=Outlook India|accessdate=14 September 2025}}</ref> She and her family have struggled to take care of her basic requirements like shoes, hockey sticks, diet regime, etc.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Neha-breaks-barriers-to-make-a-mark/articleshow/10673400.cms |title=Neha breaks barriers to make a mark |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

Goyal started playing hockey when she was 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title='Toxic' childhood to cycle factory to Indian hockey team for Tokyo Olympics |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/neha-goyal-indian-hockey-tokyo-olympics-7364040/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Goyal began training in an academy run by former India captain [Pritam Rani Siwach](/source/Pritam_Rani_Siwach). Goyal completed her schooling from Tika Ram Senior Secondary Girls School.<ref name=":1" />

==Career==
Goyal made her debut in the senior Indian national team in 2014 and played her first match in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) during the FIH ''Champions Challenge.''<ref name=":0" />

Goyal was part of the 18-member Indian team for the [2018 World Cup](/source/2018_Women's_Hockey_World_Cup) in [London](/source/London). In their opening match, India played against the host England, where Goyal gave India the lead in 25th minute before England equalised it and the match ended in a draw.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/womens-hockey-world-cup-2018-neha-goyal-scores-to-help-resolute-india-hold-england-to-a-draw-in-opening-clash-4791331.html |title=Women's Hockey World Cup 2018: Neha Goyal scores to help resolute India hold England to a draw in opening clash |website=Firstpost |date=21 July 2018 |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/news/latest-news/hockey-india-names-women-s-team-for-world-cup/ |title=Hockey India names women's team for World Cup |website=fih.ch |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/neha-profile-271 Neha Goyal] at [Hockey India](/source/Hockey_India)

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Category:Living people
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