Nazeem Bartman (born 13 August 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Forward Madison in the USL League One.

Nazeem Bartman
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Forward Madison
Number 24
Youth career
Ajax Cape Town
Old Mutual
SuperSport United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Tyler Apache 39 (33)
2015–2016 South Florida Bulls 37 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Michigan Bucks 2 (0)
2017 Whitecaps FC 2 13 (1)
2018 Myrtle Beach Mutiny 8 (5)
2018 Ubuntu Cape Town 11 (0)
2019 Des Moines Menace 5 (1)
2019 Atlanta SC 4 (3)
2020 Stumptown Athletic 1 (0)
2020 Louisiana Krewe FC 0 (0)
2021 Des Moines Menace 7 (1)
2021 Chicago House 5 (3)
2022– Forward Madison 55 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Career

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Bartman played college soccer at Tyler Junior College, where he played for two years before transferring to the University of South Florida in 2015.[1]

Bartman played with USL PDL side Michigan Bucks in 2013.[2]

On 17 January 2017, Bartman was selected in the fourth round (73rd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] He signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on 27 April 2017.[4]

In July 2020, following stints with National Independent Soccer Association sides Atlanta SC and Stumptown Athletic, Bartman made an appearance with Louisiana Krewe FC during the NISA Independent Cup tournament.[5] He scored a goal against Gaffa FC in the second leg of the Central Plains Region semifinals, and eventually converted a penalty kick shootout attempt, before the team fell 3–3 (8–9 pk).

In 2021, Bartman returned to play with Des Moines Menace.[6]

On 16 March 2022, Bartman signed with USL League One club Forward Madison.[7] On June 6, 2022, Bartman was named USL League One player of the week for Week 10 of the 2022 USL League One season after tallying a goal and an assist in Madison's 2-1 victory over FC Tucson.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "USF Athletics". www.gousfbulls.com.
  2. ^ "Nazeem Bartman – SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps Select Jorge Gomez Sanchez and Nazeem Bartman in SuperDraft 3rd and 4th round". 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign forward Nazeem Bartman to USL contract". 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Review our goals!! Here Nazeem Bartman's goal". Twitter. Louisiana Krewe FC. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Des Moines Menace - 2021 Regular Season - Roster - # - Nazeem Bartman -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Forward Madison FC Sign South African Attacker Nazeem Bartman". 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 10". uslleagueone.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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