Background
Younger son of a retired police, Rajpal represented Chandigarh in Junior Nationals.
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Career
He plays from the forward (front line) position. Rajpal Singh hogged the limelight with a sterling show at his first international outing at the 2001 Youth Asia Cup. Rajpal Singh,was in the news before the home world cup, as he unitedly led his team"s fight for its rights with the hockey administrators.
Beginning
After the Hobart Junior World Cup gold, he joined Indian Oil Corporation.
A long wait for his senior debut ended when, under the tutelage of Rajinder Singh Junior., he travelled to the 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He succeeded Deepak Thakur at the right wing.
In fall 2007, he played in the German second division (2 Bundesliga) for Marienburger South Carolina, Cologne. In the first round, he scored four times.
With Adrian Doctorate"Souza, Bimal Lakra and William Xalco, there played four Indians for this club
Rajpal was one of many Indians in 2007 who played in Germany in preparation for the Olympic Games 2008 in China. 2010
= FIH World Cup He became captain of national team after replacing Sandeep Singh just before the FIH world cup 2010 in New Delhi but India finished 8th. = Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Under the captaincy of Rajpal, the Indian team regained their title as they emerged joint winners along with of Korea in a rain-affected final at the 19th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
In one of the group matches, the Indian team defeated the Australian team 4–3.
= Commonwealth Games lieutenant persuaded against the England in the semifinals to be the first team to make sure of a medal for India in CWG Hockey history. But the final was a washout with India going down 8-0 against the mighty Australia.
= Asian Hockey Champions Trophy But Rajpal was removed as the captain on 30 September and was replaced by goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri. Rajpal leads hugely popular Chandigarh Dynamos in the PHL.
Rajpal leads the Delhi Wizards in the WSH 2012.
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