Mustapha Cassiem

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Mustapha Cassiem
Western Province v Southern Gauteng 2024-03-01 9.jpg
2024 - Indoor IPT Men's A-Section: Western Province v Southern Gauteng
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22)
Education Bishops Diocesan College
Father Abdullah “Casa” Cassiem [1]
Family Dayaan Cassiem (brother)
Field hockey career
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club AH&BC [2]
Youth career
2017-2018 Western Province U16
2019 Western Province U18
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019-present Western Province
2019 Mapungubwe Mambas
-2021 Varsity College
2022–2023 Gladbacher HTC
2023-2024 HDM
2024–present AH&BC
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2018 South Africa u18 5 (0)
2019–present South Africa (indoor) 28 (66)
2020–present South Africa 46 (22)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor Africa Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Durban
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Swakopmund
African Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Algiers
Last updated on: 12 February 2023

Mustapha Cassiem (born 19 March 2002) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.

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His brother Dayaan also is a forward for the national hockey team. [3]

International career

Cassiem made his debut for the outdoor South African national team in February 2020 in a test match against the United States. He was part of the South African team that competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] In August 2021 he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020–21. [5]

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

  • 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer [6]
  • 2024 Indoor IPT Men - Leading Goalscorer [7]

Mapungubwe Mambas

HDM

South Africa U21

South Africa

South Africa (indoor)

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References

  1. ↑ "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  2. ↑ "De Cassiem-broers maken de overstap naar hockeyclub AH&BC". www.ahbc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Ephraim, Adrian (3 March 2021). "Mustapha Cassiem, SA's young hockey prodigy". New Fame.
  4. ↑ "Hockey CASSIEM Mustaphaa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21: Shortlists revealed as voting opens". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  7. ↑ "Western Province Men and KZN Raiders Women defend their titles at the SPAR & Tops at SPAR Indoor Hockey IPT | SA Hockey Association" . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Harvestehuder THC hold their nerve to win exquisite fifth men's indoor Club Cup crown". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "IPT 2022 | And the champions are… - South African Hockey Association". SA Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "SA Hockey IPT 2023 | Threepeat for Western Province!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Germany crowned World Champions at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023". International Hockey Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  13. ↑ @sahockey_ (29 January 2023). "Congratulations to our Mustapha Cassiem who was awarded the Junior Player of the Tournament at the FIH Hockey World Cup!" – via Instagram.
  14. ↑ "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". International Hockey Federation. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – Super South Africa secure thrilling gold | SA Hockey Association" . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "South African Hockey Unveils Mustapha Cassiem and Tegan Fourie as Indoor Hockey Players of the Year | SA Hockey Association" . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Namibia Upsets South Africa to Claim Indoor Hockey Men's African Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 May 2024.


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