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.
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| Born | 19 March 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bishops Diocesan College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family | Dayaan Cassiem (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Western Province Hockey
- 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer[5]
Mapungubwe Mambas
- 2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament[5][6]
South Africa U21
- 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer[7]
South Africa
- 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup - JSP Foundation Best Junior Player of the Tournament[8][9]
- 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup - Best Junior Player[10]
References
- "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
- Ephraim, Adrian (3 March 2021). "Mustapha Cassiem, SA's young hockey prodigy". New Fame.
- "Hockey CASSIEM Mustaphaa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21: Shortlists revealed as voting opens". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
- "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "IPT 2022 | And the champions are… - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Germany crowned World Champions at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023". International Hockey Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- @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.
- "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.
External links
- Mustapha Cassiem at the International Hockey Federation
- Mustapha Cassiem at the South African Hockey Association
- Mustapha Cassiem at Olympedia
- Mustapha Cassiem at the South African Hockey Association
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