| Daylon Claasen | |
| Fullname: | Daylon Kayton Claasen[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Klerksdorp, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Right winger, attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cape Town Spurs |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leicester City Klerksdorp |
| Youthclubs2: | Vasco Da Gama |
| Youthyears3: | 2002–2006 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ajax Cape Town |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Ajax Cape Town |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Lierse |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Lech Poznań |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs5: | 1860 Munich |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Bidvest Wits |
| Caps6: | 32 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Maritzburg United |
| Caps7: | 89 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Cape Town Spurs |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 November 2022 |
Daylon Kayton Claasen (born 28 January 1990) is a South African international soccer player who plays for Cape Town Spurs, as a winger.
Born in Klerksdorp, Claasen played youth football with Leicester City Klerksdorp and Vasco Da Gama.[2] He has played professionally in South Africa, the Netherlands and Belgium for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax and Lierse.[3] [4]
Claasen was released by Lierse in April 2013,[5] and subsequently went on trial with Premier League club Everton the same month.[6]
Claasen then went on trial with newly promoted Premier League club Hull City in July 2013, initially under the pseudonym of "James Armstrong" for a match against Winterton Rangers, where he scored one goal,[7] before his actual identity was revealed two days later.[8]
On 21 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[9]
In June 2014 he signed a contract with German 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.[10] He scored his first goal for 1860 Munich on 8 August 2015 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against Hoffenheim, when he brought his team to a 1–0 lead in the 51st minute.[11]
In the summer of 2024 he signed for newly relegated second-tier club Cape Town Spurs.[12]
Claasen made his international debut for South Africa in 2010.