PR Sreejesh, Savita Punia voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year

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PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year for the second year in a row.

Important facts

• Indian women's hockey team captain Savita Punia and veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh won the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year title in both men's and women's categories based on their performances.

• Savita is the third athlete to win the Goalkeeper of the Year (Female) for three consecutive years since the inception of the award in 2014.

• In his 16th year as a full international for India, Sreejesh proved his mettle by appearing in all 16 games in the FIH Hockey Pro League in which India finished third.

• He also participated in all six sports at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, when India won the silver medal.

• Sreejesh got a total of 39.9 votes, followed by Belgium's Loik van Dooren (26.3 points) and Netherlands' Primin Bloc (23.2 points).

• It was voted online by experts (40%), teams (20%), fans (20%), and media (20%).

• Sreejesh is the third consecutive player to win the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year title.

• Earlier, David Hurt (Ire) had won the award twice in 2015 and 2016, while Vincent Vanash (Belgium) won the award three times in a row from 2017 to 2019.

FIH Goalkeeper of the Year past winners

Men

Women