Mohammed Faeez Khan (born 24 September 1992), known in Cambodia as Kan Mo ( Khmer: កាន់ ម៉ូ), is a professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club Visakha. Born in South Africa, he plays for the Cambodia national team.

Personal life

Faeez is a

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born in

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. He was naturalized in

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after 5 years of living there and received the Khmer name Kan Mo (កាន់ ម៉ូ).

Club career

Free State Stars

Faeez started his footballing career at

Free State Stars Free State Stars Football club was a South African professional soccer club based in Bethlehem, Free State that played in the National First Division. Formerly known as Makwane Computer Stars, Fairway Stars and Qwa Qwa Stars, their most signi ...

joining their academy.

Milano United

In July 2015, he signed a professional contract for Milano United.

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

On 7 August 2017, Faeez signed for Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in

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Phatthalung

On 2 January 2019, Faeez moved all the way to Southeast Asia to signed with

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club

Phatthalung Phatthalung (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phatthalung Province. The town covers ''tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat' ...

Visakha

On 29 April 2020, Faeez signed with

club Visakha. He was named as the club captain ahead of the 2023–24 season. On 19 October 2024, Faeez scored a brace in which put his team in a 2–1 win over ISI Dangkor Senchey.

International career

After professionally playing in Cambodia for 5 years, Khan received Cambodia citizenship through

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on 6 August 2024. His Khmer name is Kan Mo. Faeez make his Cambodia national team debut during the play-off round of the

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against

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on 5 September 2024. On 15 October 2024, he captains Cambodia during an international friendly match against

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Honours

ASEAN All-Stars *

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Individual *

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References

1992 births Soccer players from the Eastern Cape South African men's soccer players Cambodian men's footballers 21st-century Cambodian sportsmen South African expatriate men's soccer players Living people Men's association football central defenders Milano United F.C. players Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. players Mohammed Faeez Khan National Defense Ministry FC players Visakha FC players National First Division players Mohammed Faeez Khan Cambodian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia South African expatriate sportspeople in Thailand South African expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Naturalized citizens of Cambodia Naturalised association football players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub