Daylon Kayton Claasen (born 28 January 1990) is a South African international soccer player who plays for Cape Town Spurs, as a winger.
 Claasen with Ajax in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daylon Kayton Claasen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cape Town Spurs | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester City Klerksdorp | |||
| Vasco Da Gama | |||
| 2002–2006 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Ajax Cape Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Lierse | 69 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Lech Poznań | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2017 | 1860 Munich | 49 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 32 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Maritzburg United | 89 | (5) |
| 2024– | Cape Town Spurs | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2015 | South Africa | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2022 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Klerksdorp, Claasen played youth football with Leicester City Klerksdorp and Vasco Da Gama.[3] He has played professionally in South Africa, the Netherlands and Belgium for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax and Lierse.[4][5][6][7]
Claasen was released by Lierse in April 2013,[8] and subsequently went on trial with Premier League club Everton the same month.[9]
Claasen then went on trial with newly promoted Premier League club Hull City in July 2013, initially under the pseudonym of "James Armstrong" for a match against Winterton Rangers, where he scored one goal,[10] before his actual identity was revealed two days later.[11]
On 21 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[12]
In June 2014 he signed a contract with German 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[13] He scored his first goal for 1860 Munich on 8 August 2015 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against Hoffenheim, when he brought his team to a 1–0 lead in the 51st minute.[14]
In the summer of 2024 he signed for newly relegated second-tier club Cape Town Spurs.[15]
International career
editClaasen made his international debut for South Africa in 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ Daylon Claasen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Claasen joins Ajax Amsterdam". iAfrica. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
- ^ a b Daylon Claasen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Daylon Claasen at Soccerway
- ^ Bidvest Wits sign Claasen from 1860 Munich‚ espnfc.com, 29 June 2017
- ^ "Claasen says goodbye in Afrikaans" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 19 April 2013.
- ^ David Prentice (23 April 2013). "South African midfielder Daylon Claessen hoping to impress in trial with Everton FC". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Tigers Win At Winterton". Hull City A.F.C. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Mark Fewings (17 July 2013). "Exclusive: Identity of Hull City's mystery international trialist revealed". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "To już oficjalne. Daylon Claasen piłkarzem Lecha Poznań" (in Polish). sport.pl. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Claasen verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). Bundesliga. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Claasen und Mulic lassen geschundene Löwen strahlen" [Claasen and Mulic let troubled lions shine] (in German). kicker.de. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Makonco, Sinethemba (16 July 2024). "Spurs Snap Up Ex-Chiefs & Bafana Midfielders". iDiski Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024.