Mustapha Cassiem

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

Mustapha Cassiem
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002
EducationBishops Diocesan College
Parent
  • Abdullah “Casa” Cassiem[1] (father)
FamilyDayaan Cassiem (brother)
Field hockey career
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HDM[2]
Youth career
2017-2018 Western Province U16
2019 Western Province U18
Senior career
Years Team
2019-present Western Province
2019 Mapungubwe Mambas
-2021 Varsity College
2022–2023 Gladbacher HTC
2023-present HDM
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 South Africa u18 5 (0)
2019–present South Africa (indoor) 28 (59)
2020–present South Africa 41 (11)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 Durban
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Algiers
Last updated on: 12 February 2023

His brother Dayaan Cassiem also is an international hockey player.[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 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

Western Province Hockey
  • 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer[6]

Mapungubwe Mambas

South Africa U21
  • 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer[8]
  • 2023 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament[9]

South Africa

References
  1. "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  2. Redactie (29 March 2023). "Broertjes Cassiem naar HDM". Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  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. "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "SA Hockey IPT 2023 | Threepeat for Western Province!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. "Germany crowned World Champions at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023". International Hockey Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. @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.
  12. "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.



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