Mustapha Cassiem
Born (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002
EducationBishops Diocesan College
Parent
  • Abdullah “Casa” Cassiem[1] (father)
FamilyDayaan Cassiem (brother)
Field hockey career
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club HDM[2]
Youth career
2017-2018 Western Province U16
2019 Western Province U18
Senior career
Years Team
2019-present Western Province
2019 Mapungubwe Mambas
-2021 Varsity College
2022–2023 Gladbacher HTC
2023-present HDM
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 South Africa u18 5 (0)
2019–present South Africa (indoor) 28 (66)
2020–present South Africa 46 (22)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 Durban
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Algiers
Last updated on: 12 February 2023

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.[3]

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.[4] In August 2021 he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020–21.[5]

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

  • 2018 U16 Boys Hockey Nationals (A Section) - Leading Goalscorer[6]

Mapungubwe Mambas

South Africa U21

  • 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer[8]
  • 2023 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament[9]

South Africa

South Africa (indoor)

References

  1. ↑ "South African Hockey Association: Abdul Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  2. ↑ Redactie (29 March 2023). "Broertjes Cassiem naar HDM". Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Ephraim, Adrian (3 March 2021). "Mustapha Cassiem, SA's young hockey prodigy". New Fame.
  4. ↑ "Hockey CASSIEM Mustaphaa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21: Shortlists revealed as voting opens". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "South African Hockey Association: Mustaphaa Cassiem". saha.altiusrt.com.
  7. ↑ "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "IPT 2022 | And the champions are… - South African Hockey Association". SA Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "SA Hockey IPT 2023 | Threepeat for Western Province!". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Germany crowned World Champions at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023". International Hockey Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ↑ @sahockey_ (29 January 2023). "Congratulations to our Mustapha Cassiem who was awarded the Junior Player of the Tournament at the FIH Hockey World Cup!" – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". International Hockey Federation. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kathea Energy Nkosi Cup – Super South Africa secure thrilling gold | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 22 December 2023.



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