Mustapha Cassiem
Mustapha Cassiem is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.
His brother Dayaan also is a forward for the national hockey team.
International career
He made South Africa U–18 as the African Youth Games in 2018.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. 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 – Leading Goalscorer
- 2024 Men's Indoor Inter-Provincial Tournament – Leading Goalscorer
- 2025 Men's Inter-Provincial Tournament – Leading Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament
Mapungubwe Mambas
- 2019 PHL Men - Young Player of the Tournament
HDM
- 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup – 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
- 2024 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year
- 2024 Indoor Africa Cup – Leading Goalscorer
- 2023 Nkosi Cup – Top Goal scorer
- 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup – Player of the Tournament
- 2025 South Africa Indoor Hockey Players of the Year
- 2023 Nkosi Cup – Top Goal scorer, Player of the Tournament