Calvin Bassey
Calvin Chinedu Bassey 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.
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Bassey with Ajax in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Calvin Chinedu Bassey | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Calvin Chinedu Ughelumba | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aosta, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| CM Futsal Academy | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Rangers | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ajax | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Fulham | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 13 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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.
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