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Nigerian footballer (born 1999)
Calvin Bassey
Full name
Calvin Chinedu Bassey[1] Birth name
Calvin Chinedu Ughelumba[1] Date of birth
(1999-12-31 ) 31 December 1999 (age 24 ) Place of birth
Aosta , Italy Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in )[2] Position(s )
Left-back , centre-back
Current team
Fulham Number 3
CM Futsal Academy 2015–2020
Leicester City Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2020–2022
Rangers 37
(0) 2022–2023
Ajax 25
(1 ) 2023–
Fulham 29
(1 ) 2022–
Nigeria 25
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Calvin Chinedu Bassey [1] MON (né Ughelumba , born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Premier League club Fulham . Born in Italy , he plays for the Nigeria national team .
Bassey was a product of Leicester City 's youth system but did not make a senior appearance for the club before joining Rangers on a free transfer in July 2020. He made 65 appearances over two seasons for Rangers and won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup . In July 2022, he signed for Dutch club Ajax , with Rangers receiving the highest transfer fee in their history. The following July, he signed for English club Fulham.
Club career [ edit ]
Leicester City [ edit ]
Bassey joined Leicester City at the age of 15 after a successful trial[3] and progressed through the club's youth ranks, with regular appearances for the clubs' under-18 and under-23 sides.
Rangers [ edit ]
On 6 June 2020, Bassey signed a pre-contract with Rangers ,[4] officially joining the club with the opening of the summer transfer window in July.[1] On 9 August 2020, he made his professional debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match versus St Mirren as a substitute in a 3–0 win.[5]
He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 4-0 win against Falkirk in the Scottish League Cup.
Bassey was a key figure for Rangers during their run to the 2022 UEFA Europa League Final , which they lost on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt .[6]
In July 2022, it was confirmed by Rangers that Bassey had been sold to Ajax for a club record fee of around £20 million.[7] [8] [9] On his debut for the club in the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch Super Cup) on 31 July 2022, he received a direct red card 15 minutes after coming on as a substitute.[10]
On 28 July 2023, Bassey joined Premier League club Fulham on a four-year deal.[11] Fulham paid Ajax a transfer fee of €21 million.[12]
On 24 February 2024, Bassey scored his first goal for Fulham , the first of his two goals for the club, in a Premier League game against Manchester United in a 1-2 away win. That being his 20th appearance for the club.
International career [ edit ]
Born in Italy,[13] Bassey was eligible to play for Italy , Nigeria or England at international level.[13]
In 2021, Bassey committed his international future to Nigeria when he accepted a call-up for their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[14] He debuted with Nigeria in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Ghana on 25 March 2022.[15]
Personal life [ edit ]
Bassey was born in Italy but moved to England as a child. He grew up in Newham .[16]
Bassey is the brother of English rapper Y.CB (real name Matthew Bassey), who makes music under UK drill group 7th .[17]
Career statistics [ edit ]
As of match played 19 May 2024 [18]
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League , two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International [ edit ]
As of match played 10 June 2024 [25] [26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Nigeria
2022
8
0
2023
7
0
2024
10
0
Total
25
0
Honours [ edit ]
Rangers
Ajax
Nigeria
Individual
Orders
References [ edit ]
^ "Exclusive: West Ham submit bid for Leicester City rising star" . Football Insider. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020 .
^ "Youngster Calvin Bassey Agrees Pre-Contract With Rangers" . Leicester City FC. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020 .
^ "Rangers 3-0 St Mirren" . BBC Sport . 9 August 2020.
^ Duncan, Thomas (15 July 2022). "Calvin Bassey: Rangers defender's journey from fringe player to Europa League 'colossus' " . BBC Sport . Retrieved 17 July 2022 .
^ "Calvin Bassey Joins Ajax In Club Record Transfer" . www.rangers.co.uk . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
^ Coyle, Andy (20 July 2022). "Rangers sell defender Calvin Bassey to Ajax for club record fee" . STV Sport . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
^ "Ajax and Rangers FC reach agreement for Calvin Bassey" . AFC Ajax . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
^ PSV down Ajax to lift Dutch Super Cup , News 9 Live, 31 July 2022
^ "Fulham sign Bassey" . Fulham Football Club. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023 .
^ "Fulham confirm Calvin Bassey signing from Ajax in €21m transfer" . theathletic.com . 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023 .
^ a b "Rangers agree four-year deal with Leicester youngster Calvin Bassey" . Sky Sports. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020 .
^ "Who is Calvin Bassey? Everything you need to know about the new Nigeria invitee" . www.goal.com . Retrieved 6 October 2021 .
^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™" . Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^ "Rangers star says goal growing up was to 'move mum out the hood' " . Daily Record . 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^ "Who Is Calvin Bassey Brother Matthew Bassey? Age Gap Family And Net Worth" . pimiso.com . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
^ a b Calvin Bassey at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2017/2018" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2018/2019" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2019/2020" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2020/2021" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021 .
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2021/2022" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2023/2024" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2024 .
^ "Calvin Bassey Internationals" . WorldFootball.net . Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ Calvin Bassey at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points" . BBC Sport . 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021 .
^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts" . BBC Sport . 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers" . BBC Sport . 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "2021/22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022 .
^ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours" . BBC News . 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calvin_Bassey&oldid=1230036163 "
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