Mustapha Cassiem
South African field hockey player
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Mustapha Cassiem (born 19 March 2002) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.
Born19 March 2002
EducationBishops Diocesan College
FatherAbdullah “Casa” Cassiem[1]
FamilyDayaan Cassiem (brother)
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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
He made South Africa U–18 as the African Youth Games in 2018.[4][5][6]
Cassiem 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.[7] In August 2021 he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020–21.[8]
Honours
Club
Western Province Hockey
Mpumalanga Mambas
- 2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament[9][12]
HDM
- 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup – Player of the tournament[13]
South Africa U21
South Africa
- 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup - JSP Foundation Best Junior Player of the Tournament[16][17]
South Africa (indoor)
- 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup – Best Junior Player[18]
- 2023 Nkosi Cup – Top Goal scorer, Player of the Tournament[19]
- 2024 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year[20]
- 2024 Indoor Africa Cup – Leading Goalscorer[21]
- 2023 Nkosi Cup – Top Goal scorer[22]
- 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup – Player of the Tournament[23][24]
- 2025 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year[25]
- 2023 Nkosi Cup – Top Goal scorer, Player of the Tournament[26]
