Bevan Fransman

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Bevan Fransman
Personal information
Full name Bevan Fransman
Date of birth (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
TS Galaxy
Youth career
Battswood
Cape Town Spurs
FC Fortune
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Mother City 1 (0)
2001–2002 FC Fortune 20 (2)
2002–2003 Mouscron 13 (0)
2003–2006 Kaizer Chiefs 16 (0)
2006–2008 Moroka Swallows 53 (3)
2008–2010 Maccabi Netanya 63 (5)
2010–2012 Hapoel Tel Aviv 43 (1)
2012–2014 SuperSport United 37 (1)
2014–2016 Bloemfontein Celtic 45 (1)
2016–2018 Maritzburg United 54 (2)
2018–2020 Highlands Park 36 (2)
2020–2021 TS Galaxy 21 (2)
2021–2022 Cape Town Spurs 16 (0)
International career
2005–2012 South Africa 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016

Bevan Fransman (born 31 October 1983) is a South African soccer player, currently playing as a centre back for TS Galaxy.

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He was in the South Africa squad for the 2008 African Nations Cup.

Early life

Fransman was born in Cape Town, [2] and grew up in the Fairways neighbourhood. [3] His father Paul was also a footballer, having played for St Athens and Battswood. [3]

Club career

Fransman played junior football for Battswood, Cape Town Spurs and FC Fortune. [3] He made one South African Premier Division appearance for Mother City. [3] After playing for FC Fortune in the 2001–02 season, Fransman signed for Belgian First Division club Mouscron alongside fellow FC Fortune players Giovanne Rector and Asanda Sishuba in summer 2002, and made his debut away to Standard Liège on 8 August 2002. [4] [5]

On 28 July 2008 it was announced that Fransman had signed for Maccabi Netanya on a four-year deal. [6]

Hapoel Tel Aviv

In June 2010, Fransman signed for Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv on a three-year contract. [7]

SuperSport United

He was made captain ahead of the 2013–14 season. [8]

Highlands Park

In June 2018, Fransman rejected a new Maritzburg United contract and signed for newly promoted Highlands Park. [9]

He signed a new short-term deal with Highlands Park in July 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season, which was prolonged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]

Cape Town Spurs

In August 2021, Fransman signed for Cape Town Spurs. [11]

International career

He was added to South Africa's preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in May 2010. [12]

Honours

Hapoel Tel Aviv

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References

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  2. "Highlands Park". Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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  4. "Fransman sans le moindre complexe". DHnet (in French). 12 August 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  5. "Standard Liège vs. Excelsior Mouscron - 9 August 2002". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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  9. "Maritzburg skipper Fransman joins Highlands Park". news24. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  10. "Veteran defender Bevan Fransman lands new Highlands deal". news24. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  11. Lambley, Garrin (8 August 2021). "Former Kaizer Chiefs veteran defender finds new club in the Cape". The South African. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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