The Hockey India League (HIL) men’s teams will be looking to rebuild their squad in a mini action at Hockey India’s headquarters in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
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Ranchi Royal Tuskers has been unveiled as the league’s newest franchise, replacing Team Gonasika (men’s) and Odisha Warriors (women’s), both of whom withdrew after just one season.
Ahead of the Hockey India League 2026 season, let us have a look at all the players retained by the franchises.
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Hockey India League 2026: List of retained players
JSW Soorma Hockey Club
- Sukhvinder (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹1,100,000
- Pradip Mandal (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹200,000
- Vincent Vanasch (Goalkeeper, Overseas) – ₹2,300,000
- Jeremy Hayward (Defender, Overseas) – ₹4,200,000
- Nicolás Della Torre (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,400,000
- Victor Wegnez (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹4,000,000
- Nicolas Keenan (Forward, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000
- Dayaan Cassiem (Forward, Overseas) – ₹2,500,000
- Nicolas Poncelet (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹500,000
- Mohith H S (Goalkeeper) – ₹1,000,000
- Harmanpreet Singh (Defender) – ₹7,800,000
- Gurinder Singh (Defender) – ₹1,100,000
- Vivek Sagar Prasad (Midfielder) – ₹4,000,000
- Harjeet Singh (Midfielder) – ₹580,000
- Prabhjot Singh (Midfielder) – ₹200,000
- Gurjant Singh (Forward) – ₹1,900,000
- Maninder Singh (Forward) – ₹2,600,000
- Pawan Rajbhar (Forward) – ₹500,000
- Akashdeep Singh (Midfielder, Traded From UP Rudras) – ₹2,000,000 (Auction Price), ₹2,600,000 (Trading Value)
Hyderabad Toofans
- Mukul Sharma (Defender) – ₹200,000
- Irengbam Rohit (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹200,000
- Bikramjit Singh (Goalkeeper, Jr Player) – ₹620,000
- Sundaram Rajawat (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹200,000
- Arshdeep Singh (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹1,150,000
- Devindar Sunil Walmiki (Defender) – ₹800,000
- Amandeep Lakra (Defender) – ₹900,000
- Nilakanta Sharma (Midfielder) – ₹3,400,000
- Sumit (Midfielder) – ₹4,600,000
- Rahim Aakib Sayyed (Midfielder) – ₹200,000
- Rajinder (Midfielder) – ₹2,300,000
- Shilanand Lakra (Forward) – ₹2,100,000
- Talwinder Singh (Forward) – ₹1,450,000
- Gonzalo Peillat (Defender, Overseas) – ₹6,800,000
- Jean Paul Danneberg (Goalkeeper, Overseas) – ₹2,700,000
- Nic Woods (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹1,600,000
- Jacob Anderson (Forward, Overseas) – ₹1,200,000
- Arthur de Sloover (Defender, Overseas) – ₹3,000,000
- Timothy Brand (Forward, Overseas) – ₹4,000,000
- Zachary Wallace (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹2,580,000
SG Pipers
- Manjeet (Midfielder) – ₹1,030,000
- Thokchom Kingson Singh (Midfielder) – ₹250,000
- Rohit (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹4,000,000
- Ankit Pal (Midfielder, Jr Player) – ₹2,000,000
- Dilraj Singh (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹500,000
- Aditya Lalage (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹2,000,000
- Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹500,000
- Pawan (Goalkeeper) – ₹1,500,000
- Jarmanpreet Singh (Defender) – ₹3,800,000
- Varun Kumar (Defender) – ₹3,400,000
- Shamsher Singh (Midfielder) – ₹4,200,000
- Raj Kumar Pal (Midfielder) – ₹4,000,000
- Willott KY (Midfielder,Overseas) – ₹1,050,000
- Tomas Santiago (Goalkeeper, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000
- Gareth Furlong (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000
- Tomas Domene (Forward, Overseas) – ₹3,600,000
- Jacob Draper (Midfielder, Overseas, Traded from Ranchi Royals Hockey) – ₹500,000 (Auction Price), ₹1,000,000 (Trading Value)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tiger
- Gursewak Singh (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹660,000
- Hayden Beltz (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,300,000
- Gauthier Boccard (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,800,000
- James Carr (Goalkeeper, Overseas) – ₹1,500,000
- Sean Findlay (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000
- Jugraj Singh (Defender) – ₹4,800,000
- Jaskaran Singh (Midfielder) – ₹1,350,000
- Pradhan Poovanna Chandura (Midfielder) – ₹800,000
- Affan Yousuf (Midfielder) – ₹1,150,000
- Atul Deep (Midfielder) – ₹200,000
- Pardeep Singh Sandhu (Midfielder) – ₹300,000
- Sukhjeet Singh (Forward) – ₹4,200,000
- Abhishek (Forward) – ₹7,200,000
- Enrique Gonzalez (Defender, Overseas, Traded from Vedanta) – ₹1,000,000 (Auction Price), ₹1,300,000 (Trading Value)
- Christopher Rühr (Midfielder, Overseas, Traded from SG Pipers) – ₹1,800,000 (Auction Price), ₹1,800,000 (Trading Value)
Ranchi Royal Tuskers
- Yashdeep Siwach (Midfielder) – ₹900,000
- Amir Ali (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹3,400,000
- Anmol Ekka (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹920,000
- Araijeet Singh Hundal (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹4,200,000
- Suraj Karkera (Goalkeeper) – ₹2,200,000
- Nilam Sanjeep Xess (Defender) – ₹1,700,000
- Manpreet Singh (Midfielder) – ₹4,200,000
- Vishnukant Singh (Midfielder) – ₹2,000,000
- Mandeep Singh (Forward) – ₹2,500,000
- Timothee Clement (Forward) – ₹750,000
- Timothy Howard (Defender, Overseas) – ₹2,000,000
- Mustapha Cassiem (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹720,000
- Tom Boon (Forward, Overseas) – ₹2,600,000
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers
- Gursahibjit Singh (Forward) – ₹600,000
- Rohit Kullu (Defender, Jr Player) – ₹200,000
- Deepak Pradhan (Forward, Jr Player) – ₹200,000
- Rosan Kujur (Midfielder, Jr Player) – ₹1,250,000
- Krishan B Pathak (Goalkeeper) – ₹3,200,000
- Sanjay (Defender) – ₹3,800,000
- Partap Lakra (Defender) – ₹200,000
- Moriangthem Rabichandra (Midfielder) – ₹3,200,000
- Dilpreet Singh (Forward) – ₹3,400,000
- Angad Bir Singh (Forward) – ₹2,600,000
- Alexander Hendrickx (Defender, Overseas) – ₹2,300,000
- Arthur van Doren (Defender, Overseas) – ₹3,200,000
- Antoine Kina (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,600,000
- Total Team Purse: ₹40,000,000
- Purse Spent: ₹25,750,000
- Purse Remaining: ₹14,250,000
UP Rudras
- Prashant Barla (Defender, Jr. player)
- Priyobarta Talem (Defender, Jr. player)
- Manmeet Singh (Midfielder, Jr. player)
- Gurjot Singh (Forward, Jr. player)
- Hardik Singh (Defender, Sr. player)
- Prashant Kumar Chauhan (Goalkeeper)
- Surender Kumar (Defender)
- Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (Forward)
- Sudeep Chirmako (Forward, Sr. India)
- Jasjit Singh Kular (Defender)
- Sebastian Dockier (Forward)
- Kane Russell (Defender)
- Tanguy Cosyns (Forward), J
- ames Mazarelo (Goalkeeper)
- James Albery (Defender)
- Sam Ward (Forward)
Tamil Nadu Dragons
- Pruthvi GM (Defender) – ₹500,000
- Arun J (Midfielder, Jr Player) – ₹360,000
- Prince Deep Singh (Goalkeeper, Jr Player) – ₹500,000
- Chandan Yadav (Midfielder, Jr Player) – ₹620,000
- Amit Rohidas (Defender) – ₹4,800,000
- Anand Lakra (Defender) – ₹500,000
- Mohd. Raheel Mouseen (Midfielder) – ₹2,600,000
- Shesha Gowda (Midfielder) – ₹500,000
- Selvam Karthi (Forward) – ₹2,400,000, Uttam Singh (Forward) – ₹2,300,000
- Thomas Sorsby (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000, David Harte (Goalkeeper, Overseas) – ₹3,200,000
- Moritz Ludwig (Defender, Overseas) – ₹1,000,000, Tom Craig (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹2,000,00,0
- Govers Blake (Midfielder, Overseas) – ₹2,700,000, Nathan Ephraums (Forward, Overseas) – ₹1,700,000
Hockey India League 2026: Team Purse Detail
| Rank | Team Name | Total Purse | Purse Spent | Purse Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | ₹40,000,000 | ₹25,750,000 | ₹14,250,000 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu Dragon | ₹40,000,000 | ₹26,680,000 | ₹13,320,000 |
| 3 | Ranchi Royal Tuskers | ₹40,000,000 | ₹28,090,000 | ₹11,910,000 |
| 4 | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | ₹40,000,000 | ₹29,060,000 | ₹10,940,000 |
| 5 | SG Pipers | ₹40,000,000 | ₹34,330,000 | ₹5,670,000 |
| 6 | JSW Soorma Hockey Club | ₹40,000,000 | ₹38,880,000 | ₹1,120,000 |
| 7 | Hyderabad Toofans | ₹40,000,000 | ₹40,000,000 | ₹0 |
