Hockey India League player auction: Full list of players sold, remaining purse, most expensive players
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Harmanpreet Singh emerged as the most expensive player at the HIL player auction.
It was an eventful opening day at the Hockey India League player auction 2024/25 as 54 players, including 18 overseas stars were sold here on Sunday. All eight franchises spent as many as Rs 16 crores, 88 lakhs, 50 thousand on day 1 as the Indian men’s hockey team core players, along with overseas drag-flickers fetched big bids.
Gurjant Singh (19 lakh) was the first player who went under the hammer, while star drag-flicker and Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh (78 lakh) emerged as the costliest buy on the opening day of the HIL 2024/25 Player Auction. Both players were acquired by Soorma Hockey Club.
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Abhishek became the second-most expensive buy of the day, acquired by Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for Rs 72 lakhs, while Hardik Singh went to UP Rudras for Rs 70 lakhs. Germany’s Gonzalo Peillat was the most expensive overseas player as he was bought for Rs 68 lakhs by Hyderabad Toofans along with the Netherlands’ Jip Janssen who was acquired for Rs 54 lakhs by Tamil Nadu Dragons.
Other notable buys from the first lot included Amit Rohidas (for Rs 48 lakhs to Tamil Nadu Dragons), Jugraj Singh (for Rs 48 lakhs to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers), Sumit (for Rs 46 lakh to Hyderabad Toofans), and Araijeet Singh Hundal (for 42 lakhs to Team Gonasika).
The Netherlands’ duo of Lars Balk and Duco Telgenkamp were among the day’s top buys. While Balk was acquired for Rs 40 lakhs by UP Rudras, Telgenkamp was bought for Rs 36 lakh by Tamil Nadu Dragons.Foreign goalkeepers — Ireland’s David Harte (for Rs 32 lakh to Tamil Nadu Dragons), Germany’s Jean-Paul Danneberg (for Rs 27 lakh to Hyderabad Toofans), and the Netherlands’ Pirmin Blaak (for Rs 25 lakh to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers) also fetched big bids.
Most expensive buys on Day 1 of Hockey India League Player Auction
- Harmanpreet Singh (IND) – Rs 78 lakh (Soorma Hockey Club)
- Abhishek (IND) – Rs 72 lakh (Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers)
- Hardik Singh (IND) – Rs 70 lakh (UP Rudras)
- Gonzalo Peillat (GER) – Rs 68 lakh (Hyderabad Toofans)
- Jip Janssen (NED) – Rs 54 lakh (Tamil Nadu Dragons)
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Purse remaining for each franchise
- Hyderabad Toofans – 204.00 lakh
- Soorma Hockey Club – 162.00 lakh
- Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers – 144.50 lakh
- Delhi SG Pipers – 181.00 lakh
- Tamil Nadu Dragons – 196.00 lakh
- UP Rudras – 206.00 lakh
- Kalinga Lancers – 257.00 lakh
- Team Gonasika 161.00 lakh
Full list of players sold on Day 1 of Hockey India League player auction
| Sr. No | Player | Team | Price (in Lakh) |
| 1 | Harmanpreet Singh | Soorma Hockey Club | 78.00 |
| 2 | Abhishek | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 72.00 |
| 3 | Hardik Singh | UP Rudras | 70.00 |
| 4 | Gonzalo Peillat (GER) | Hyderabad Toofans | 68.00 |
| 5 | Jip Janssen (NED) | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 54.00 |
| 6 | Amit Rohidas | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 48.00 |
| 7 | Jugraj Singh | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 48.00 |
| 8 | Sumit | Hyderabad Toofans | 46.00 |
| 9 | Manpreet Singh | Team Gonasika | 42.00 |
| 10 | Sukhjeet Singh | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 42.00 |
| 11 | Shamsher Singh | Delhi SG Pipers | 42.00 |
| 12 | Araijeet Singh Hundal | Team Gonasika | 42.00 |
| 13 | Jeremy Hayward (AUS) | Soorma Hockey Club | 42.00 |
| 14 | Vivek Sagar Prasad | Soorma Hockey Club | 40.00 |
| 15 | Rajkumar Pal | Delhi SG Pipers | 40.00 |
| 16 | Lars Balk (NED) | UP Rudras | 40.00 |
| 17 | Rohit | Delhi SG Pipers | 40.00 |
| 18 | Sanjay | Kalinga Lancers | 38.00 |
| 19 | Jarmanpreet Singh | Delhi SG Pipers | 38.00 |
| 20 | Duco Telgenkamp (NED) | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 36.00 |
| 21 | Nilakanta Sharma | Hyderabad Toofans | 34.00 |
| 22 | Dilpreet Singh | Kalinga Lancers | 34.00 |
| 23 | Amir Ali | Team Gonasika | 34.00 |
| 24 | Varun Kumar | Delhi SG Pipers | 34.00 |
| 25 | Krishan B Pathak | Kalinga Lancers | 32.00 |
| 26 | David Harte (IRL) | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 32.00 |
| 27 | Kane Russell (NZL) | UP Rudras | 30.00 |
| 28 | Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | UP Rudras | 28.00 |
| 29 | Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER) | Hyderabad Toofans | 27.00 |
| 30 | Mandeep Singh | Team Gonasika | 25.00 |
| 31 | Pirmin Blaak (NED) | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 25.00 |
| 32 | Florent van Aubel (BEL) | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 25.00 |
| 33 | Dayaan Cassiem (RSA) | Soorma Hockey Club | 25.00 |
| 34 | Selvam Karthi | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 24.00 |
| 35 | Vincent Vanasch (BEL) | Soorma Hockey Club | 23.00 |
| 36 | Suraj Karkera | Team Gonasika | 22.00 |
| 37 | Jeroen Hertzberger (NED) | Team Gonasika | 21.00 |
| 38 | Shilanand Lakra | Hyderabad Toofans | 21.00 |
| 39 | Boby Singh Dhami | Kalinga Lancers | 20.00 |
| 40 | Gurjant Singh | Soorma Hockey Club | 19.00 |
| 41 | Mandeep Mor | Kalinga Lancers | 19.00 |
| 42 | Gauthier Boccard (BEL) | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 18.00 |
| 43 | Nilam Sanjeep Xess | Team Gonasika | 17.00 |
| 44 | Oliver Payne (GBR) | Team Gonasika | 15.00 |
| 45 | Pawan | Delhi SG Pipers | 15.00 |
| 46 | Surender Kumar | UP Rudras | 14.00 |
| 47 | Hayden Beltz (AUS) | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 13.00 |
| 48 | Álvaro Iglesias (ESP) | UP Rudras | 12.50 |
| 49 | Rupinder Pal Singh | Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | 12.50 |
| 50 | Gurinder Singh | Soorma Hockey Club | 11.00 |
| 51 | Yogember Rawat | Team Gonasika | 11.00 |
| 52 | Tomás Santiago (ARG) | Delhi SG Pipers | 10.00 |
| 53 | Kothajit Singh | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 10.00 |
| 54 | Birendra Lakra | Team Gonasika | 10.00 |
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