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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Abdullah “Casa” Cassiem[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family | Dayaan Cassiem (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His brother Dayaan also is a forward for the national hockey team.[3]
International career
editCassiem 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
editClub
editWestern Province Hockey
edit- 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer[6]
- 2024 Indoor IPT Men - Leading Goalscorer[7]
Mapungubwe Mambas
edit- 2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament[6][8]
HDM
edit- 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup – Player of the tournament[9]
South Africa U21
edit- 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer[10]
- 2023 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament[11]
South Africa
edit- 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup - JSP Foundation Best Junior Player of the Tournament[12][13]
South Africa (indoor)
edit- 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup - Best Junior Player[14]
- 2023 Nkosi Cup - Top Goal scorer, Player of the Tournament[15]
- 2024 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year[16]
- 2024 Indoor Africa Cup – Leading Goalscorer[17]
- 2023 Nkosi Cup - Top Goal scorer[18]
References
edit- ^ "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
- ^ "De Cassiem-broers maken de overstap naar hockeyclub AH&BC". www.ahbc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Ephraim, Adrian (3 March 2021). "Mustapha Cassiem, SA's young hockey prodigy". New Fame.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21: Shortlists revealed as voting opens". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SA Hockey IPT 2023 | Threepeat for Western Province!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – Super South Africa secure thrilling gold | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "South African Hockey Unveils Mustapha Cassiem and Tegan Fourie as Indoor Hockey Players of the Year | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Namibia Upsets South Africa to Claim Indoor Hockey Men's African Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "NKOSI CUP 2024 | Champions defend their titles". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Mustapha Cassiem.
- Mustapha Cassiem at the International Hockey Federation
- Mustapha Cassiem at the South African Hockey Association
- Mustapha Cassiem at Olympedia (archive)
- Mustapha Cassiem at Olympics.com
- Mustapha Cassiem at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Mustapha Cassiem at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Mustapha Cassiem on Instagram