Nazeem Bartman (born 13 August 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Career

Bartman played

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, where he played for two years before transferring to the

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in 2015. Bartman played with

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side

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in 2013. On 17 January 2017, Bartman was selected in the fourth round (73rd overall) of the

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. He signed with

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on 27 April 2017. In July 2020, following stints with

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sides

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and

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, Bartman made an appearance with

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during the

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tournament. 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

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. On 16 March 2022, Bartman signed with

club

. On June 6, 2022, Bartman was named USL League One player of the week for Week 10 of the

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after tallying a goal and an assist in Madison's 2-1 victory over

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* * 1993 births Living people Soccer players from Cape Town Men's association football forwards South African men's soccer players South Florida Bulls men's soccer players Flint City Bucks players Whitecaps FC 2 players Myrtle Beach Mutiny players Stumptown AC players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada USL League Two players USL Championship players National Independent Soccer Association players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Des Moines Menace players Forward Madison FC players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub