Team Gonasika
| Full name | Team Gonasika | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Hockey India League | |
| Founded | 2024 | |
| Colors | ||
| Home ground | Visakhapatnam | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Manpreet Singh | |
| Coach | Paul Revington | |
| Owner | Tarini Prasad Mohanty [1] | |
| ||
Team Gonasika is a field hockey franchise team based in Visakhapatnam that competes in the Hockey India League.[2] Paul Revington is the head coach of the team.[3]
Squad
| Player | Nationality | Signed | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| Ollie Payne | United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹15 lakhs |
| Suraj Karkera | India | 2024 | ₹22 lakhs |
| Kamalbir Singh | India | 2024 | ₹2 lakhs |
| Defenders | |||
| Birendra Lakra | India | 2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Amir Ali | India | 2024 | ₹34 lakhs |
| Nilam Sanjeep Xess | India | 2024 | ₹17 lakhs |
| Yogember Rawat | India | 2024 | ₹11 lakhs |
| Timothy Howard | Australia | 2024 | ₹20 lakhs |
| Dipsan Tirkey | India | 2024 | ₹6.6 lakhs |
| Anmol Ekka | India | 2024 | ₹9.2 lakhs |
| Midfielders | |||
| Manpreet Singh (C) | India | 2024 | ₹42 lakhs |
| Vishnukant Singh | India | 2024 | ₹20 lakhs |
| Jack Waller | United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Lee Morton | United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Jacob Draper | United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| Timothée Clément | France | 2024 | ₹7.2 lakhs |
| Forwards | |||
| Mandeep Singh | India | 2024 | ₹25 lakhs |
| Araijeet Singh Hundal | India | 2024 | ₹42 lakhs |
| Struan Walker | United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹21 lakhs |
| Victor Charlet | France | 2024 | ₹26 lakhs |
Performance record
| Season | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | |||||||
| 2024–25 | 7/8 | 7th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Tarini Prasad Mohanty: From Mining Leader to Hockey Champion, Empowering Odisha's Legacy". 15 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Team Gonasika (Visakhapatnam) squad, Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ staff, Hockey Paper (1 November 2024). "Paul Revington to coach Hockey India League franchise". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 22 December 2024.