Name: Ajai Dhadwal
Position: Midfield
Caps: 123
Sport: Field Hockey
DOB: 8/13/1993
Hometown: Agoura Hills, Calif.
High School: Viewpoint School
College: Johns Hopkins University
World Championship Experience
- Gold - 2018 Hockey Series Open (Salamanca, Mexico)
- Gold - 2016 World League Round 1 (Salamanca, Mexico)
- Gold - 2012 World League Round 1 (Chula Vista, Calif.)
- Silver - 2019 3 Nations Invitational (Benalmadena, Spain)
- Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru)
- Bronze - 2017 Pan American Cup (Lancaster, Pa.)
- Bronze - 2017 World League Round 2 (Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago)
- 4th - 2019 Hockey Series Final (Bhubaneswar, India)
- 5th - 2018 5 Nations Tournament (Malaga, Spain)
- 5th - 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada)
- 5th - 2013 World League Round 2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 5th - 2011 Pan American Games (Guadalajara, Mexico)
- 7th - 2015 World League Round 2 (Chula Vista, Calif.)
- 7th - Champions Challenge II (Lille, France)
Other Career Highlights
- 2020: Series against South Africa (Durban, South Africa)
- 2019: Named to U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
- 2019: Series against Korea (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2018: Europe Tour (France, Spain, Scotland, Ireland)
- 2017: Series against France (Paris, France)
- 2016: Series against Canada (West Vancouver & Surrey, Canada)
- 2015: Series against Argentina (Boston, Mass.), European Tour (Den Hague, The Netherlands & Antwerp, Belgium)
- 2014: Summer series against Chile, Mexico and Argentina (Chula Vista, Calif.)
- 2013: Australian Youth Olympic Festival (3rd, Sydney, Australia)
Personal:
Son of Jang and Gurvinder Dhadwal...Sibling is Azizull...Nickname is Silky...Began playing field hockey in 2000...Game Day Mantra: "Give it your all."...Favorite Sports Quote: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."...Best Words of Advice: "Get better everyday and enjoy the journey."
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