Fawaaz Basadien

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Fawaaz Basadien
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Stellenbosch
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Milano United 11 (0)
2018 Cape Town City 0 (0)
2018–2019 Ubuntu Cape Town 17 (3)
2019–2020 Steenberg United 8 (0)
2020–2022 Moroka Swallows 29 (1)
2022– Stellenbosch 50 (1)
International career
2024– South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Fawaaz Basadien (born 23 December 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Premier Soccer League club Stellenbosch and the South Africa national team.

After unassuming spells with Milano United, Cape Town City, Ubuntu Cape Town and Steenberg United, Bahadien was signed by first-tier team Moroka Swallows in 2020. He made his first-tier debut during the 2020-21 South African Premier Division. [1]

After surviving the 2021-22 South African Premier Division with Swallows after a playoff, Basadien moved on to Stellenbosch on a two-year contract. [2] [3] In 2023, Basadien helped Stellenbosch win the Carling Black Label Cup, and was also named in a preliminary Bafana Bafana squad prior to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. In the middle of the 202324 season, there were persistent rumours about Basadien joining Kaizer Chiefs, but instead Basadien prolonged his contract with the Stellies. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Fawaaz Basadien at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. Molefe, Mazola (14 July 2022). "Swallows and Stellies agree transfer". SABC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. "Swallows player joins Stellenbosch". FAR Post. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. "Chiefs set to raid Stellies again as they look for Hlanti's replacement". The Citizen. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. Molefe, Mazola (3 January 2024). "Stellenbosch FC confirm new contract talks with Fawaz Basadien". SABC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. Gwegwe, Siseko (8 January 2024). "Kaizer Chiefs target to sign new deal". The South African. Retrieved 22 March 2024.