Faysel Kasmi
Belgian footballer (born 1995)
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Faysel Kasmi (born 31 October 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian National Division 1 club Dessel.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dessel | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Rapid AC | ||
| 2003–2009 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2009–2013 | Academie Jean-Marc Guillou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Lierse | 49 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Standard Liége (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → AC Omonia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Waterford | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Beerschot | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | ASV Geel | 13 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | URSL Visé | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Cherno More | 29 | (3) |
| 2021 | Dhofar Club | ||
| 2022–2023 | Bregalnica Štip | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dessel | 79 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Kasmi played for Rapid AC, Germinal Beerschot and Academie Jean-Marc Guillou in his youth career before his first professional move.[citation needed]
Lierse
In 2014 Kasmi joined Belgian Premier League side Lierse. Kasmi made his top flight debut at 7 December 2013 against Gent in a 1–3 home defeat.[2]
Standard Liége (loan)
In 2015 Kasmi made a surprise loan move to Standard Liège. He only made 4 league appearances before leaving.[citation needed]
AC Omonia (loan)
After his loan spell with Standard Liége expired Kasmi joined AC Omonia of Cyprus in 2016.[citation needed]
Waterford FC
In 2018 Kasmi joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on a one-year deal.[3] Kasmi was given the number 10 shirt for the season. Kasmi made his debut for Waterford on 23 March in their 2–1 victory over Shamrock Rovers.[4] Kasmi scored his first and second goals for Waterford in a 3–0 win over Bray Wanderers.[5] Kasmi left Waterford in June 2018 after making 12 appearances and scoring 2 goals as he transferred to Beerschot Wilrijk for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Later career
In June 2018 Kasmi signed for Beerschot Wilrijk.[6] On 31 December 2018, it was revealed that Kasmi was fired from the club with immediate effect. Kasmi had tested positive for drugs a few days earlier during an alcohol check in Antwerp.[7]
Kasmi moved to Bulgarian club Cherno More in August 2020.[8] He then had short stints with Dhofar Club in Oman and Bregalnica Štip in North Macedonia between 2021 and 2023.[1][9]
In February 2023, Kasmi joined Belgian National Division 1 club Dessel on a short-term contract after a successful trial.[10] In May 2023, he extended his contract with Dessel until 2024.[11]