Taahir Goedeman

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Taahir Goedeman | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|5|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Durban City<br/>(on loan from Cape Town City) | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = –2020 | youthclubs1 = Cape Town City | years1 = 2020– | clubs1 = Cape Town City | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = → Durban City (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | club-update = 4 January 2026 }}

'''Taahir Goedeman''' (born 5 December 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Durban City, on loan from Cape Town City in the South African Premier Division.<ref>{{Soccerway|taahir-goedeman/663008|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

Goedeman played Diski Challenge Shield soccer for Cape Town City, until reaching the first team during the 2019-20 South African Premier Division<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/dstv-premiership/tinkler-hails-emerging-city-star/|title=Tinkler Hails Emerging City Star|date=21 August 2023|author=Kohler, Lorenz|publisher=iDiski Times|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> and making his senior debut in 2021. Early on, Goedeman played against Mamelodi Sundowns, coming close to score in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/sundowns-was-there-for-the-taking-rookie-taahir-goedeman-impressive-for-cape-town-city-844e042f-bd6d-48b8-be2b-23bfcb79060b|title=Sundowns was there for the taking, rookie Taahir Goedeman impressive for Cape Town City|date=21 November 2021|author=Gibbs, Herman|publisher=IOL|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> The next season, he was noticed for starting against Kaizer Chiefs in August, which ended in a 2–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/taahir-goedeman-cape-towns-city-new-sensation-80c5449b-6dfe-4f75-a853-e791f810070f|title=Taahir Goedeman: Cape Town's City new sensation|date=24 August 2022|author=Adams, Zaahier|publisher=IOL|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

By the 2023-24 season, he was described as a "key player" for Cape Town City, and the club managed to secure a four-year contract extension with Goedeman in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/02/13/ct-city-rewards-midfielder-with-lengthy-contract-extension/|title= CT City rewards midfielder with lengthy contract extension|date=13 February 2024|author=Ntshangase, Otis|publisher=FAR Post|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goedeman, Taahir}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:South African men's soccer players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players Category:Durban City F.C. (2024) players Category:South African Premier Division players Category:21st-century South African sportsmen