Mustapha Cassiem
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Born | 19 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Bishops Diocesan College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family | Dayaan Cassiem (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 test match against the United States. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. 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
- 2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament
South Africa U21
- 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer
- 2023 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament
South Africa
- 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup - JSP Foundation Best Junior Player of the Tournament
South Africa (indoor)
- 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup - Best Junior Player
- 2023 Nkosi Cup - Top Goal scorer, Player of the Tournament