Background
Sreejesh was born May 8, 1988, in Kizhakkambalam village, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, to P. V. Raveendran and Usha, a family of farmers.
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Sreejesh Ravindran
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He completed his graduation in History from Sree Narayana College, Kollam, Kerala.
Career
In the Hockey India League, he plays for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. As a kid, he trained as a sprinter, before moving on to long jump and volleyball. At 12, he joined the GV Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram.
This was where his coach suggested that he take up goalkeeping.
However, he became a professional after he was picked by hockey coaches Jayakumar and Ramesh Kolappa at the school, following which he played at the school before playing at the Nehru Cup. International career
Sreejesh made into the junior national team in 2004, in a match against Australia in Perth, in 2004.
He made his debut in the senior national team in 2006, at South Asian Games in Colombo. Having been a part of the Indian team for six years, though often losing his place to senior goalkeepers, Adrian Doctorate"Souza and Bharat Chettri, he became a regular member since 2011, after his match winning of two penalty stroke saves, in the Asian Champions Trophy Final in Ordos City, China, against Pakistan.
Sreejesh had earlier played for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and then World Cup in 2014.
At the 2014 Champions Trophy, he was adjudged "Goalkeeper of the Tournament". Following impressive performances in 2014, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Goalkeeper. He eventually lost to Jaap Stockmann of the Netherlands.
Club career
At the auction of the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, Sreejesh was bought by the Mumbai franchise for United States dollar 38,000.
He has since played two seasons for their team, Mumbai Magicians. Prior to the 2015 season, he was bought by Uttar Pradesh Wizards United States$ 69,000.
Achievements
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Following India"s win at the 2008 Junior Asia Cup, he was awarded the "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament". His second "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament" award came at the 2013 Asia Cup, with India finishing second in the tournament. He was a part of the team that won silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South of Korea, he starred in Indian"s gold medal win, when he saved two penalty strokes against Pakistan in the Final.
