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Sport > World > Lists > All Time Greatest > Field HockeyWho is the All Time Greatest Hockey Player?
We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of field hockey, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for field hockey before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. The list includes both male and female players. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the person.
Is it Major Dhyan Chand?
Major Dhyan Chand may well be the greatest hockey players ever. I don't understand why so many comments are asking for him to be excluded from this list - if he really is the greatest, then he needs to be on a list of greatest players ever, and possibly on the top of this list!
Field Hockey Greatest Players
The athletes below are listed in alphabetical order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. This list is not complete - if you know of someone who should be listed here, let us know using the comment form below.
| name | notes |
|---|---|
| Alyson Annan | Australia, female |
| Beth Anders | USA, female |
| Carina Benninga | Netherlands |
| Dhanraj Pillay | |
| Dhyan Chand | Indian player, regarded as one of the best ever. He was a member of the Indian gold medal winning teams at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics, the last of which he captained. |
| Florian Kunz | Germany |
| Hassan Sardar | |
| Islahuddin Siddiqui | Pakistan |
| Jamie Dwyer | Australia |
| Manzoor Hussain, Junior | played for Pakistan from 1975 to 1984 |
| Mohammed Shahid | |
| Rick Charlesworth | Australia |
| Sean Kerly | UK |
| Shahbaz Ahmed (Snr) | Ahmed joined the Pakistan National Hockey Team in 1986, and was captain of the national side for the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup victory. He is the only player to win two consecutive World Cup player of the tournament awards(1990 and 1994). Represented pakistan a record 304 times. |
| Vanina Oneto | Argentina |
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It's foolish to ask this question.It's like asking "Does the Universe exist ?" "Of course it does" "Of course,the greatest player is Major Dhyan Chand ! & there's no doubt about it." Every one knows it ! Major Dhyan Chand was a Universal player & played for the love of the game. He would have represented Earth in Inter-Galactic Hockey Matches. The ball would stick to his Hockey stick. He was a true Magician, he was HUMONGOUS & was Magnificient. (from Navin Mondal,Mumbai, April 2012)
DHYAN CHAND IS THE GOD OF HOCKEY... he is the best no one can match him (from srk, March 2012)
please nt mention DHYAN CHAND in this list...he is GOD of hockey,once while playing in germany one lady asked him to play with her walking sticks and he not only played with it but also scored goal with it ...so there was not player like him and will be not too...not only a player but he was a great human being to ...coz players of these days run after money and fame..he declined the offer of HITLER to join German team and a post of MARSHAL ....SO if u putting DHAYN CHAD on this list its a great insult for the legend (from vivek, Jan 2012)
In my opinion field hockey had never seen a greater player than Shajbaz Ahmed (senior). I think he is the only person in this sport to be honored as Best Player Ever (from Tauheed Akhtar, Jan 2012)
no one but the Dhyan Chand deserves this title .. (from hockey freak, Dec 2011)
Please put Dhyan Chand out of these rankings. To put him in the bracket of this list is not justifiable. There is just no comparison between him and others! There wasn't and can never be any player to come even close to this guy ! Only other name that one could think of that had a dominance in sport that rivals that of Dhyan Chand is of Sir Donald Bradman in field of cricket who himself stated on dhyan chand "he scores goals like runs" (from Aditya Singh, Nov 2011)
There shouldn't even be a discussion on this topic....there was/is only one player that qualifies for this title - Dhyan Chand! (from Truth!, Oct 2011)
Habibur rehman centre forward of 1952,1956 olympic was the DHAYAN CHAND of his time. he should also be included as one of the greatest player from PAKISTAN (from mohammad rafiq, Oct 2011)
I think manzoor jr one the greatest right inner in world. He is the best playmaker (from ali Imran, Sept 2011)
No doubt "Manzoor Jr". (from Rana Islam, July 2011)
In my point of view, Manzoor Jr., highest gold medalist in the field of Hockey is best ever. Body dauge and attacking skills make him out of cluster. (from Salman Shah, July 2011)
I would say, Samiullah for sure - is the best player of all time. (from Mujtaba Khan, April 2011).
also Rasheed Junior, Sami Ullah (Flying Horse) (suggested by Dr. Abid A Shah, March 2011).
I think Manzoor jr is the best player ever, one of the highly skilled play maker (from MOAZZUM MUKHTAR, March 2011).