Abdud Dayaan Cassiem (born 1 December 1998) is a South African
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
player. He competed in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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.
He attended
Bishops Diocesan College and graduated a few years ago. His brother
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.
His brother Dayaan Cassiem also is an international hockey player.
International career
Cassiem made his ...
also is an international hockey player.
International career
He was named the best player at the
2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup.
Honours
Club
Western Province Hockey
*2018 Indoor IPT Men - Leading Goalscorer
*2019 Senior IPT (Men's A-Section) - Young Player of the Tournament
International
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2021 Men's Indoor Africa Cup - Player of the tournament
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2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup - Best player
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Field hockey players from Cape Town
Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
South African male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of South Africa
South African expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate field hockey players
Male field hockey forwards
Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town
Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
21st-century South African people
2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
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