Amit Hooda Biography

Personal Profile:

Full Name	Amit Hooda
Date of Birth	May 3, 1996
Age	23 years old (as in 2020)
Nationality	Indian
Coach	Srinivas Reddy
Weight	82 kgs
Height	5’10 ft.
Position	Defender
Signature Move	Ankle Hold
Current Club	Patna Pirates, Tamil Thalaivas
Former Club	Jaipur Pink Panthers

Teams Played for

Seasons	Teams
Season 2	Patna Pirates
Season 3	Patna Pirates
Season 4	Jaipur Pink Panthers
Season 5	Tamil Thalaivas
Season 6	Tamil Thalaivas
Season 7	Jaipur Pink Panthers

Early Life and Family

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Amit Hooda was born on 3rd May 1996 in the city of Raithal, Uttarakhand. Amit Hooda did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School and RKSD College in Raithal. He did his graduation from MDU.

He started developing interest in kabaddi right from the young age of 10. He debuted Pro Kabaddi League at the age of 19 with Patna Pirates. He currently lives in the city of Rohtak in Haryana. He has also been working with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from 2016.

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Amit Hooda Pro kabaddi League Career

Amit Hooda is an Indian professional kabaddi player who plays as a defender. He started playing in Pro Kabaddi League Season 2. He made his debut with Patna Pirates.

Amit’s fearless tackling approach has made him one of the best corner defenders of Pro Kabaddi. In Pro Kabaddi Season 4, his 51 tackle points were the second-best of the season, making most of his signature move – Ankle Hold.

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Amit Hooda is an experienced campaigner in Pro Kabaddi League featuring in 72 matches. At the end of season 6, his total points count in Pro Kabaddi League was 202 in which 9 are raid points and 193 are tackle points. His tally of 61 tackle points in Pro Kabaddi Season 5 was the 7th best among all players.

In Pro Kabaddi Season 7, Amit Hooda did not have a good season with Jaipur Pink Panthers. His team failed to qualify and the defense failed to impact during the second half of the season. He scored 44 points at an average of 2.5 points per match. He also did not play some few matches due to injury which impacted the combination of defense for Jaipur pink panthers. He would be looking to revive his stature as one of the best right corner defenders in the next season.

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Statistics

Total Matches Played	88
Total Earned Points	248
Most Points in a match	8
Not out percentage	78.57
Total raids	56
Successful raids %	19.64
Super 10’s	0
Total raid points	11
Average raid per match	1.61
Total tackles	442
Number of super tackles	18
Total tackle points	219
Average tackles per match %	2.48
Tackle strike rate %	53.61

Season Wise Stats:

Raiding:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Raids	Successful Raids	Unsuccessful Raids	Raid Touch Points	Raid Bonus Points	Total Raid Points
PKL 2	Patna Pirates	12	35	4	5	5	0	5
PKL 3	Patna Pirates	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
PKL 4	Jaipur Pink Panthers	16	2	0	2	0	2	2
PKL 5	Tamil Thalaivas	22	7	0	1	0	0	0
PKL 6	Tamil Thalaivas	18	2	0	2	0	2	2
PKL 7	Jaipur Pink Panthers	16	6	0	2	0	2	2

Tackling:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Tackles	Successful Tackles	Total Tackle Points
PKL 2	Patna Pirates	12	41	20	21
PKL3	Patna Pirates	4	27	11	11
PKL 4	Jaipur Pink Panthers	16	89	47	51
PKL 5	Tamil Thalaivas	22	117	55	61
PKL 6	Tamil Thalaivas	18	85	45	49
PKL 7	Jaipur Pink Panthers	16	83	41	44