Christian Bassogog

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Christian Bassogog
Cameroon-Australia (3).jpg
Bassogog with Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Christian Mougang Bassogog [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Okhdood
Number 13
Youth career
–2013 Rainbow
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Rainbow
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 16 (0)
2015–2017 AaB 30 (4)
2017–2020 Henan Jianye 84 (26)
2021–2024 Shanghai Shenhua 54 (11)
2024 Ankaragücü 16 (2)
2024– Al-Okhdood 14 (4)
International career‡
2016 Cameroon U23 [2] 2 (0)
2016– Cameroon 51 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
Bronze medal icon.svg 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Christian Mougang Bassogog (born 18 October 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood and the Cameroon national team as a right winger or forward.

Contents

Club career

Rainbow FC

Bassogog began his career in his native Cameroon at second division side Rainbow, graduating from the youth system. [3]

Wilmington Hammerheads

On 29 April 2015, Bassogog joined the United Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads, in the United States. [4] Christian played 16 games and made two assists for the American club before he moved to the Danish club AaB. [5] On 28 August, he signed a four-year contract with his new club.

AaB

On 29 September 2015, Bassogog made his debut for his new club AaB in the Danish Cup against the Aarhus-located team Lystrup IF. He came on the pitch in the second half with a half hour left.

On 11 February 2016, in the Danish Superliga winter break, Bassogog was chosen to play the forward-position in a friendly match against Sioni Bolnisi from Georgia. He scored two goals in the match, and former head coach Lars Søndergaard talked afterwards about, that Bassogog in the future could be used on the forward-position instead of the wing. [6]

On 29 February 2016, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga against Midtjylland. He came on the pitch with 10 minutes left.

Following a string of impressive performances for Cameroon at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, AaB sporting director Allan Gaarde commented that Bassogog was the subject of multiple queries regarding potential moves away from AaB in the 2017 January transfer window. [7]

Henan Jianye

On 19 February 2017, AaB officially announced the departure of Bassogog for a reported fee of 45 million Danish kroner (approx. £5 million) to join the Chinese side Henan Jianye. This was a recording-breaking transfer fee for AaB, surpassing that of Jesper Grønkjær when he signed for the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam for £3.5 million in October 1997. [8]

On 31 July 2020, Bassogog tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou. [9]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 26 February 2021, Bassogog signed with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. [10]

Ankaragücü

On 8 February 2024, Bassogog moved to Ankaragücü in Turkey on a 1.5-year contract. [11]

Al-Okhdood

On 1 September 2024, Bassogog joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood, [12]

International career

Bassogog playing for Cameroon in June 2017 Cameroon-Australia (14).jpg
Bassogog playing for Cameroon in June 2017

Christian Bassogog had a stellar 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once en route to their victory, and was named as the Best Player at AFCON 2017. On 11 November 2022, Bassogog was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [13] On 27 November 2022, Bassogog received a yellow card from the referee who deemed his celebration for a goal too excessive. He was not on the field that time.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wilmington Hammerheads 2015 USL Championship 16010––170
AaB 2015–16 Danish Superliga 9020––110
2016–17 21400––214
Total304200000324
Henan Jianye 2017 Chinese Super League 241000––2410
2018 27600––276
2019 25800––258
2020 8210––92
Total84261000008526
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League14400––144
2022 22500––225
2023 18200––182
Total54110000005411
Ankaragücü 2023–24 Süper Lig 13230——162
2024–25 TFF First League 30———30
Total16230——192
Al-Okhdood 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 11200——112
Career total2114570000021845

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201610
2017172
201832
201991
202020
202152
202270
202471
Total518
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassogog goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Bassogog [15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 January 2017 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, CameroonFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 2–02–0 Friendly
22 February 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, GabonFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2–02–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
325 March 2018 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, KuwaitFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2–03–1Friendly
43–0
523 March 2019Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, CameroonFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 2–03–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
613 November 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3–04–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
74–0
811 October 2024 Japoma Stadium, Douala, CameroonFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4–14–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Shanghai Shenhua

Cameroon

Individual

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