Jatin Sharma

Jatin Sharma

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Athlete Bio#

Jatin Sharma

Age

23

Hometown

South San Francisco, CA

Education

Junipero Serra High School, University of California, Santa Cruz

World Championship Experience
  • Gold - 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
  • 4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
  • 15th - 2021 FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup (Bhubaneswar, India)
Career Highlights
  • 2023: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
  • 2023: 4-Nations Tournament (Prague, Czech Republic), 3-Nations Tournament (Hangzhou, China)
  • 2022: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
  • 2022: Series against Austria (Vienna, Austria)
  • 2021: Europe Tour (Frankfurt, Germany & Antwerp, Belgium), Series against Canada (Moorpark, Calif.)
  • 2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (December)
  • 2021: Named to the U.S. U-21 Men's National Team
  • 2020: Series against South Africa (Durban, South Africa), Recorded first cap on February 8 against South Africa, Junior Series against Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  • 2020: Named to the U.S. U-21 Men's National Team
  • 2019: Junior Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile), Junior U.S. Men's National Team Holland Training Camp (Netherlands), Junior Series against Canada (Moorpark, Calif.)
  • 2019: Named to the U.S. U-21 Men's National Team
  • 2018: Junior Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile), Canada National Championship (Toronto, Canada), Junior Series against Chile (Greenwich, Conn.)
  • 2018: Named to the U.S. U-19 Men's National Team
  • 2017: Named to the U.S. U-19 Men's National Team
  • 2014: Named to the U.S. U-15 Men's National Team
Personal

Son of Balram Kumar and Neelam Sharma...Has a sister, Nitasha Sharmas...Joined the USMNT in 2021...Joined the Junior USMNT in 2017...Game Day Mantra: "Don’t make the game bigger than what it is."...Favorite Sports Quote: “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.” -Tom Brady...Best Words of Advice: “Control the things you can control."

Sharma started playing field hockey because of his dad and he is grateful to him for introducing him to this sport that has given him so much.

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