Rashmita Minz

Rashmita Minz (born 16 December 1997) is an Indian field hockey player from Odisha and member of Indian women hockey team. In March 2022, Indian Oil Corporation Limited recruited her along with eight other players. She plays as a defender.

Early life Minz hails from an Oraon family in Deogarh district, Odisha. Her father Nicholas Minz joined her in the Panposh sports hostel and she trained under coaches Pradeep Kumar Sarangi and Amulyananda Bihari in her initial years.

Career Under chief coach Neil Hawgood, Rashmita Minz made her Senior India debut in 2016 as an 18-year-old against the mighty Australian team when India played three matches in Melbourne.

She made her Junior India debut on 26 July 2015 at the Breda Invitational U21 tournament for women and played four matches at Breda, the Netherlands. Later, she represented the Indian under-21 team at the 2015 Junior Asia Cup for women at Changzhou, China in September where she played all the six games as a defender.

She went to Cape Town in March 2016 for the series against South Africa but did not make her senior debut as she sat on the bench. After another under 21 tournament in October 2016 at the 5 Nations Invitational Junior Women's event in Valencia, she got her senior cap on 27 November 2016 and played all the three Test matches in Melbourne, Australia. Later, she was selected to play the FIH pro league 2021-2022.

Hockey5s In June 2022, she played the inaugural Hero FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2022 tournament for women. She played four matches and scored one goal.