Mohammed Faeez Khan

{{short description|Cambodian footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use South African English|date=October 2023}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kan Mo

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Kan Mo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|09|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = East London, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| currentclub = Visakha

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = –2015

| youthclubs1 = Free State Stars

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Milano United                         

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

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| goals2 =

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = Phatthalung

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| goals3 =

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Tiffy Army

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| years5 = 2020–

| clubs5 = Visakha

| caps5 = 50

| goals5 = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Cambodia

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 24 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025

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Mohammed Faeez Khan (born 24 September 1992), known in Cambodia as Kan Mo (Khmer: កាន់ ម៉ូ), is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cambodian Premier League club Visakha. Born in South Africa, he plays for the Cambodia national team.{{cite web |title=F. Khan |url=https://ie.soccerway.com/players/mohammed-faeez-khan/416287/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=14 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=វិសាខាសម្រេចបន្តកិច្ចសន្យា Khan Mohammed Faeez រហូតដល់ចប់រដូវកាល២០២២|url=https://troryorng.com/40812/ |access-date=24 January 2022|language=km |date=27 December 2021}}

Personal life

Faeez is a Muslim born in South Africa. He was naturalized in Cambodia after 5 years of living there and received the Khmer name Kan Mo (កាន់ ម៉ូ).{{cite web|url=https://troryorng.com/article/233721.html|title=Mohammed Faeez ជាកីឡាករទី៤ ទទួលបានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ ក្រោយប្រកបអាជីពបាន ៥ឆ្នាំនៅកម្ពុជា|first=Son|last=Pheanuk|date=7 August 2024|access-date=4 December 2024|language=km|publisher=Troryorng News}}

Club career

= Free State Stars =

Faeez started his footballing career at Free State Stars 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 Thohoyandou.

= Phatthalung =

On 2 January 2019, Faeez moved all the way to Southeast Asia to signed with Thai League 4 club Phatthalung.

= Visakha =

On 29 April 2020, Faeez signed with Cambodian Premier League 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 naturalization on 6 August 2024.{{Cite web |title=Khan Mohammed Faeez ជាកីឡាករទី៤ ទទួលបានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ ក្រោយប្រកបអាជីពបាន ៥ឆ្នាំនៅកម្ពុជា |url=https://troryorng.com/article/233721.html |date=8 August 2024 |accessdate=8 August 2024 |website=troryorng.com}}{{cite web|url=https://ennasia.com/archives/24281|title=អបអរសាទរ! ខ្សែការពាររបស់វិសាខា Khan Mohammed Faeez បានទទួលសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ ក្រោយប្រកបអាជីពនៅកម្ពុជាបាន ៥ឆ្នាំ|website=ennasia.com|date=7 August 2024 |accessdate=8 August 2024}} His Khmer name is Kan Mo.

Faeez make his Cambodia national team debut during the play-off round of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Sri Lanka on 5 September 2024. On 15 October 2024, he captains Cambodia during an international friendly match against Hong Kong.

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