Mustapha Cassiem (born 19 March 2002) is a South African
field hockey
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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 debut for the
outdoor South African national team in February 2020 in a
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against the
United States
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. He competed in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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. In August 2021 he was nominated for the
FIH Rising Star of the Year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020–21.
Honours
Club
Western Province Hockey
*2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer
Mapungubwe Mambas
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2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament
South Africa U21
*2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Male field hockey forwards
Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
South African male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players of South Africa
Place of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town
Field hockey players at the 2018 African Youth Games
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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