Varun Kumar (born 25 July 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League and the Indian national team.

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Varun Kumar

Kumar in August 2022
Personal information
Born	(1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 28) Punjab, India
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	BPCL
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2017	Punjab Warriors
2017-	BPCL
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	India U21
2017–	India	141	(40)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta Team Asia Cup 2017 Dhaka Champions Trophy 2018 Breda Asian Champions Trophy 2018 Muscat 2023 Chennai 2021 Dhaka Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team World League 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team Junior World Cup 2016 Lucknow Junior Asia Cup 2015 Kuantan

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Born in Punjab, Kumar belongs to Dalhousie, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Kumar first started to play hockey when he was in school.^[2] He represented his home state of Punjab in the Junior National Championships in 2012 and did very well, earning a call-up to the junior national team.^[2] Injury soon after the tournament kept Kumar quiet for two years before he did very well in the 2014 Junior National Championships and was recalled into the junior national team.

Kumar soon managed to sign with the Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League. He was retained for the 2014 season.^[3] After the season, he was retained for a period of two years for the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the league.^[4] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[5]

Varun Kumar has represented the India junior side. He emerged as the top-scorer for India during the Four-Nations Invitational Tournament in Spain before being selected into the side for the Junior World Cup side.^[6]