Daylon Claasen

Daylon Claasen

Claasen with Ajax in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Daylon Kayton Claasen [1]
Date of birth	(1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Klerksdorp, South Africa
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger, attacking midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	Cape Town Spurs
Number	15
Youth career
	Leicester City Klerksdorp
	Vasco Da Gama
2002–2006	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Ajax Cape Town	2	(0)
2008–2010	Ajax	0	(0)
2010–2013	Lierse	69	(11)
2013–2014	Lech Poznań	23	(3)
2014–2017	1860 Munich	49	(1)
2017–2019	Bidvest Wits	32	(1)
2019–2022	Maritzburg United	89	(5)
2024–	Cape Town Spurs	1	(0)
International career‡
2010–2015	South Africa	11	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 November 2022

Daylon Kayton Claasen (born 28 January 1990) is a South African international soccer player who plays for Cape Town Spurs, as a winger.

Club career

Born in Klerksdorp, Claasen played youth football with Leicester City Klerksdorp and Vasco Da Gama. ^[3] He has played professionally in South Africa, the Netherlands and Belgium for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax and Lierse. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Claasen was released by Lierse in April 2013, ^[8] and subsequently went on trial with Premier League club Everton the same month. ^[9]

Claasen then went on trial with newly promoted Premier League club Hull City in July 2013, initially under the pseudonym of "James Armstrong" for a match against Winterton Rangers, where he scored one goal, ^[10] before his actual identity was revealed two days later. ^[11]

On 21 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań. ^[12]

In June 2014 he signed a contract with German 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich. ^[13] He scored his first goal for 1860 Munich on 8 August 2015 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against Hoffenheim, when he brought his team to a 1–0 lead in the 51st minute. ^[14]

In the summer of 2024 he signed for newly relegated second-tier club Cape Town Spurs. ^[15]

International career

Claasen made his international debut for South Africa in 2010. ^[5]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. Daylon Claasen at WorldFootball.net
3. "Claasen joins Ajax Amsterdam". iAfrica. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
5. Daylon Claasen at National-Football-Teams.com
6. Daylon Claasen at Soccerway
7. Bidvest Wits sign Claasen from 1860 Munich‚ espnfc.com, 29 June 2017
8. "Claasen says goodbye in Afrikaans" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 19 April 2013.
9. David Prentice (23 April 2013). "South African midfielder Daylon Claessen hoping to impress in trial with Everton FC". Liverpool Echo.
10. "Tigers Win At Winterton". Hull City A.F.C. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
11. Mark Fewings (17 July 2013). "Exclusive: Identity of Hull City's mystery international trialist revealed". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
12. "To już oficjalne. Daylon Claasen piłkarzem Lecha Poznań" (in Polish). sport.pl. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
13. "Claasen verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). Bundesliga. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
14. "Claasen und Mulic lassen geschundene Löwen strahlen" [Claasen and Mulic let troubled lions shine] (in German). Kicker. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
15. Makonco, Sinethemba (16 July 2024). "Spurs Snap Up Ex-Chiefs & Bafana Midfielders". iDiski Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024.