Faysel Kasmi

Faysel Kasmi
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dessel
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2003 Rapid AC
2003–2009 Germinal Beerschot
2009–2014 Academie Jean-Marc Guillou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Lierse 49 (6)
2015 → Standard Liége (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → AC Omonia (loan) 2 (0)
2018 Waterford 12 (2)
2018 Beerschot 4 (0)
2019 ASV Geel 13 (5)
2019–2020 URSL Visé 18 (2)
2020–2021 Cherno More 30 (3)
2021 Dhofar Club
2022–2023 Bregalnica Štip 13 (0)
2023– Dessel 16 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Faysel Kasmi (born 31 October 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian National Division 1 club Dessel.

Club career

Early career

Kasmi played for Rapid AC, Germinal Beerschot and Academie Jean-Marc Guillou in his youth career before his first professional move.[citation needed]

Lierse

In 2014 Kasmi joined Belgian Premier League side Lierse. Kasmi made his top flight debut at 7 December 2013 against Gent in a 1–3 home defeat.[2]

Standard Liége (loan)

In 2015 Kasmi made a surprise loan move to Standard Liège. He only made 4 league appearances before leaving.[citation needed]

AC Omonia (loan)

After his loan spell with Standard Liége expired Kasmi joined AC Omonia of Cyprus in 2016.[citation needed]

Waterford FC

In 2018 Kasmi joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on a one-year deal.[3] Kasmi was given the number 10 shirt for the season. Kasmi made his debut for Waterford on 23 March in their 2–1 victory over Shamrock Rovers.[4] Kasmi scored his first and second goals for Waterford in a 3–0 win over Bray Wanderers.[5] Kasmi left Waterford in June 2018 after making 12 appearances and scoring 2 goals as he transferred to Beerschot Wilrijk for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Later career

In June 2018 Kasmi signed for Beerschot Wilrijk.[6] On 31 December 2018, it was revealed that Kasmi was fired from the club with immediate effect. Kasmi had tested positive for drugs a few days earlier during an alcohol check in Antwerp.[7]

Kasmi moved to Bulgarian club Cherno More in August 2020.[8] He then had short stints with Dhofar Club in Oman and Bregalnica Štip in North Macedonia between 2021 and 2023.[1][9]

In February 2023, Kasmi joined Belgian National Division 1 club Dessel on a short-term contract after a successful trial.[10] In May 2023, he extended his contract with Dessel until 2024.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Rosiers, Dennis (5 January 2022). "Antwerpenaar Faysel Kasmi (ex-Lierse) moet op zoek naar nieuwe uitdaging na desillusie in Oman". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Lierse vs. Gent - 7 December 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Belgian midfielder the latest player to join Waterford for their top flight return". 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Waterford FC". 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Waterford FC". 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Waterford FC". 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Beerschot Wilrijk ontslaat speler die positief testte op drugs". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Черно море привлече белгиеца Файсел Касми". topsport.bg. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ^ Даскалов, Стефан (24 December 2022). "FC Bregalnica doğruladı: Faysel Qasmi ve Sebastian Herrera ayrılıyor". Слободен печат (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Faysel Kasmi wil Dessel snel hogerop brengen". K.F.C. Dessel Sport (in Dutch). 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Faysel Kasmi bijft aan boord bij Dessel Sport: "Geen zin meer in buitenlandse avonturen"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.