Mustaphaa Cassiem

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Mustaphaa Cassiem
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 20)
Education Bishops Diocesan College
Parent(s)
Family Dayaan Cassiem (brother)
Field hockey career
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Varsity College
Youth career
2017-2018 Western Province U16
2019 Western Province U18
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019-present Western Province
2019 Mapungubwe Mambas
Varsity College
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 South Africa u18 5 (0)
2019–present South Africa (indoor) 12
2020–present South Africa 13 (7)
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
African Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Algiers
Last updated on: 26 January 2022

Mustaphaa 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 Cassiem also is an international hockey player. [2]

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 competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] In August 2021 he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020–21. [4]

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

  • 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer [5]

Mapungubwe Mambas

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References

  1. "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  2. Ephraim, Adrian (3 March 2021). "Mustapha Cassiem, SA's young hockey prodigy". New Fame.
  3. "Hockey CASSIEM Mustaphaa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
  4. "FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21: Shortlists revealed as voting opens". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  6. "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 16 February 2022.