Gulveer Singh (Kabaddi Player) Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Gulveer Singh is an Indian Kabaddi player who got recognition for playing as a raider in the Pro Kabaddi League.

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Wiki/Biography

Gulveer Singh was born on Saturday, 25 July 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in the village Achronda, Partapur, Meerut. His zodiac sign is Leo.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 9″

Weight (approx.): 80 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 38″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 16″

Family

Parents & Siblings

Gulveer Singh’s father is a farmer and his mother is a homemaker. Gulveer has an elder brother named Vinay.

Gulveer Singh and his parents’ photo printed in the newspaper

Wife

Gulveer Singh is unmarried.

Religion

Gulveer Singh follows Hinduism.

Gulveer Singh visiting the Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple in Pune

Caste

Gulveer Singh belongs to the ‘Jaat’ caste.

Gulveer Singh’s Instagram post about his caste ‘Jaat’

Kabaddi Player

In 2017, Gulveer Singh got selected as a raider in the Lucknow-based kabaddi team ‘UP Yoddhas’ for season 5 of the Pro Kabaddi League. He played a total of 4 matches in the season in which he scored 3 points along with a 38% of raid strike rate. In 2019, Gulveer became part of the Uttar Pradesh squad to play in the 66th Senior National Kabaddi Championship which was held in Roha, Raigad, Maharashtra.

List of Uttar Pradesh players for the 66th Senior National Kabaddi Championship (2019)

In the same year, he was retained by the kabaddi team ‘UP Yoddhas’ to play as a raider in season 7 of the Pro Kabaddi League.

‘UP Yoddhas’ selected players for season 7 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2019

The following year, Gulveer Singh represented his home state kabaddi team in the 67th Senior National Kabaddi Championship (2020) in Jaipur in which the Uttar Pradesh team won the bronze medal in the finals. He earned 14 tackle points with an average of 54.09% of average time on the mat. In 2022, he was again retained by the team ‘UP Yoddhas’ for season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League in which he scored 2 points along with a tackle strike rate of 200%.

Gulveer Singh (wearing orange) during a match in season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2022

In 2023, Gulveer Singh was retained for season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League by the team ‘UP Yoddhas’ and was bought at the prize of Rs. 13 lakhs.

Gulveer Singh retained in season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2023

Car Collection

Gulveer Singh owns a Mahindra Scorpio and a Toyota Fortuner.

Gulveer Singh posing with his car Mahindra Scorpio

Gulveer Singh with his car Toyota Fortuner

Facts/Trivia

Gulveer Singh’s maternal uncle used to play kabaddi in his village and Gulveer got interested in the sport by watching his uncle play and decided to pursue it full-time. Initially, his uncle gave him the basic training and later Gulveer joined the JD Kabaddi Academy in Greater Noida.