| Jaideep Dahiya is an Indian Kabaddi professional known for playing as a right-raider for Haryana Steelers in the Pro Kabaddi League. |
| Vinay started playing Kabaddi as a child and trained with senior players at a local stadium during his 8th standard for cricket practice. |
| Vinay excelled in Kabaddi at Maharshi Dayanand University, becoming a key player and standing out in the All India Inter-University Kabaddi Championship 2019-20 with 54 raid points. |
| He joined the New Young Player program of Pro Kabaddi League and was absorbed by Haryana Steelers, for which he was auctioned at Rs 7.26 lakh in PKL season 7. |
| In his debut season, Vinay scored 125 raid points, achieving recognition alongside prominent raiders like Pawan Sehrawat and Pardeep Narwal. |
| Haryana Steelers retained him for PKL season 8, where he accumulated 51 raid points in 15 matches. |
| For PKL season 9, he played 15 matches, securing 33 raid points from 53 successful raids. |
| In 2022, the Haryana Steelers bought him back for Rs 25 lakhs for PKL season 9. |
| Vinay admires Manjeet Dahiya as his favorite raider, and Jaideep Dahiya and Mohit Nandal as his favorite defenders. |
| He draws inspiration from Rakesh Kumar and Anup Kumar for his Kabaddi career. |
| Despite considering quitting the game during a period of poor performance, he persevered to become a successful Kabaddi player. |
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