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Born |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India | 29 December 1994||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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2014-present | India | ||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: 8 November 2016 |
Affan Yousuf (born 29 December 1994) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward.[1] He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.[2] His father Mohammed Yousuf, grandfather Khuda Dad and uncle Sameer Dad all represented India in field hockey.[3]
It was the experience of watching his dad play hockey that inspired him to take up the game.[4]