Alex Bass

Alex Bass

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Michael Bass [1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Eastleigh, England [2]
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Sunderland)
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2016	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Portsmouth	18	(0)
2016–2017	→ Salisbury (loan)	37	(0)
2018	→ Torquay United (loan)	8	(0)
2021	→ Southend United (loan)	1	(0)
2022	→ Bradford City (loan)	21	(0)
2022–	Sunderland	0	(0)
2023–	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	43	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Wimbledon on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.

Club career

Portsmouth

Born in Eastleigh, Bass progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He first appeared on the first team bench on 7 March 2015 at the age of 16, he went onto feature on the Portsmouth bench a further 36 times before making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Coventry City in the EFL Cup on the 9 August 2016. ^[4]

Salisbury (loan)

On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side Salisbury in an initial one-month deal, before returning to Portsmouth at the end of the season.

Return to Portsmouth

On 5 May 2018, Bass made his first league start for Pompey, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 home win in their final League One game of the season against Peterborough. ^[5] Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year. ^{[6] [7]}

Torquay United (loan)

On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to National League South side Torquay United for their 2018–19 title winning season. ^[8]

Bradford City (loan)

He moved on loan to Bradford City in January 2022. ^[9]

Southend United (loan)

On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[10]

Sunderland

On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal. ^[11] In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League 2 Division Two. ^[12]

AFC Wimbledon (loan)

On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024 ^[14]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portsmouth	2016–17	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	2018–19	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2019–20	League One	15	0	3	0	0	0	7	0	25	0
	2020–21	League One	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	5	0
	2021–22	League One	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	7	0
	Total		18	0	4	0	3	0	16	0	41	0
Salisbury (loan)	2016–17	SFL - Division One S&W	37	0	0	0	—		9	0	46	0
Torquay United (loan)	2018–19	National League South	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Southend United (loan)	2020–21	League Two	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Bradford City (loan)	2021–22	League Two	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
Sunderland	2022–23	Championship	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2023–24	League Two	43	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	47	0
Career total			127	0	8	0	5	0	25	0	166	0

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL Trophy: 2018–19 ^[15]

References

1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Right-back Davies and midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain (below) hail from Portsmouth, while goalkeeper Bass is from Eastleigh.
3. "Alex Bass-Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
4. "Coventry City 3 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
5. "Pompey 2 Peterborough 0". Portsmouth FC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
6. "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
7. "Kai Naismith exits Portsmouth, who release trio of Jez Bedford, Nicke Kabamba and Theo Widdrington". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
8. "New Deal And Loan Move For Bass". Portsmouth FC. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
9. "Bradford sign Pompey goalkeeper Bass" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
10. "BASS SIGNS ON EMERGENCY GOALKEEPER LOAN". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
11. "Alex Bass signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
12. Nicholson, Joe (31 October 2022). "'I did handball it': Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass reacts after stoppage-time goal against Newcastle U21s". Sunderland Echo . Retrieved 6 September 2023.
13. "Alex Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
14. Alex Bass at Soccerway
15. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.