Cole Bassett

Cole Bassett

Personal information
Full name	Cole John Bassett [1]
Date of birth	(2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Littleton, Colorado, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Colorado Rapids
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2017	Colorado Rush
2017–2018	Colorado Rapids
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Colorado Rapids U-23	4	(1)
2018–	Colorado Rapids	127	(28)
2019	→ Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)	1	(0)
2022	→ Feyenoord (loan)	8	(0)
2022	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)	10	(0)
International career‡
2020	United States U20	2	(2)
2023	United States U23	2	(0)
2021–	United States	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 14, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2023

Cole John Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

Club career

Born in Littleton, Colorado, Bassett joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2017 from the Colorado Rush. ^[2] A year later, on August 10, 2018, Bassett signed his first professional contract with the Rapids as a homegrown player. ^[2] He proceeded to make his competitive debut for the club on September 8 against the Portland Timbers. He came on as a 71st-minute substitute for Kortne Ford as Colorado lost 2–0. ^[3] He scored his first senior goal against FC Dallas on the final game of the 2018 season. ^[4] In his second season, Bassett scored two goals and two assists, and was ranked No. 20 on the MLS 22 under 22 rankings of the best young players in the league. ^[5] Bassett made the rankings again in 2020, this time coming in at No. 7. ^[6]

Bassett enjoyed a breakout 2020 campaign. Bassett scored his first goal of 2020 on Aug 29 in a 1–1 draw against Sporting Kansas City. ^[7] Bassett earned MLS Team of the Week honors in Weeks 10, ^[8] 12 ^[9] and 13. ^[10] Bassett ended the season as Colorado's leader with five goals and five assists. ^[11] Additionally, Bassett was tied for the second-highest big chance conversion rate in MLS at 80 percent. Bassett scored .92 non-penalty goals + assists per 90 minutes, which was fourth-best in MLS, and covered 11.33 km per 90 minutes, which was fifth-most in the league. At the club's annual end-of-year awards gala, Bassett was named the Players' Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Team MVP by Centennial 38, the Rapids' supporters group. He was also presented the Golden Boot alongside Jonathan Lewis. ^[12]

Bassett scored his first goal of the 2021 MLS Season on May 8 in a 3–2 win over Minnesota United and earned MLS Team of the Week Honors (Week 4) for his performance. ^[13] On May 15, 2021, Bassett scored his 10th MLS career goal in a 3–1 victory over Houston Dynamo and, in doing so, he moved into first on Colorado's all-time Homegrown goalscoring list, surpassing former teammate Dillon Serna. ^[14]

In January 2022, Bassett joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a season-and-a-half long loan with an option to buy for the club. ^[15]

After making an appearance in the opening game of the 2022–23 Feyenoord season, Bassett was recalled from the loan and sent on a season-long loan to another Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard on August 13, 2022. ^[16] On November 18, 2022, Bassett was recalled from his loan and returned to Colorado. ^[17]

International career

After a very successful 2020 Major League Campaign, Bassett received his first senior call-up to the United States men's national soccer team on November 30, 2020, ahead of a match scheduled for December 9 against El Salvador alongside teammates Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta. ^[18] He scored his first goal on December 18, 2021, against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1–0 win.

Bassett was again called into U.S. Men's National Team's domestic-based January Training Camp in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of December 8, 2024 ^{[20] [21]}

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colorado Rapids U-23	2018 [22]	PDL	4	1	–		–		1 [b]	0	5	1
Colorado Rapids	2018	MLS	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	2019		20	2	1	0	–		–		21	2
	2020		14	5	–		–		1 [c]	0	15	5
	2021		32	5	–		–		1 [c]	0	33	5
	2023		25	6	–		–		2 [d]	0	27	6
	2024		30	9	–		–		7 [d]	0	37	9
	Total		127	28	1	0	–		11	0	139	28
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)	2019	USL	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Feyenoord (loan)	2021–2022	Eredivisie	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2022–2023		1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		8	0	–		–		–		8	0
Fortuna Sittard (loan)	2022–2023	Eredivisie	10	0	1	1	–		–		11	1
Career total			150	29	2	1	0	0	12	0	164	30

1. Includes U.S. Open Cup and KNVB Cup
2. Appearance in PDL playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
4. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of December 18, 2021 ^[23]

United States
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	1	1
Total	1	1

International goals

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 18, 2021	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Personal

Bassett has a younger brother, Sam Bassett, who played soccer for the Colorado Rapids Academy and is committed to the University of Denver. ^[24]

References

1. "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF . June 18, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
2. "Colorado Rapids sign midfielder Cole Bassett to a Homegrown contract". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. August 10, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
3. "Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids". soccerway.com. Soccerway. September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
4. "Colorado Rapids 2, FC Dallas 1 – 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. October 28, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
5. "Homegrowns Sam Vines, Cole Bassett named to MLS 22 Under 22". ColoradoRapids.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
6. @MLS (October 22, 2020). "HUGE jump from No. 20 last year to No. 7 this year for @colebassett19!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "MLS Match Center". Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
8. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: We're living in the LA Galaxy's world in Week 10". Archived from the original on September 9, 2020.
9. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Franco Jara, Santiago Mosquera lead Week 12 honorees". Archived from the original on September 23, 2020.
10. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Chicago Fire FC names lead the way in Week 13". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
11. "In 2020, the Colorado Rapids Set Foundation for 2021 Success". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020.
12. "2020 Colorado Rapids Soccer Club End of Season Awards Gala Winners". Archived from the original on November 11, 2020.
13. mlssoccer. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Colorado, Nashville earn reward for Week 4 wins | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
14. colsoccer. "Takeaways: Homegrowns Steal the Show Against Houston | Colorado Rapids". colsoccer. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
15. "Feyenoord bevestigt komst Amerikaans talent Bassett". vi.nl (in Dutch). January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
16. "FORTUNA SITTARD NEEMT COLE BASSETT OP HUURBASIS OVER" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. August 13, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
17. "Colorado Rapids recall Cole Bassett from Fortuna Sittard loan". coloradorapids.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
18. "Cole Bassett, Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta called up for USMNT camp". The Denver Post. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
19. "Berhalter Brings 19 Players to Phoenix for January Training Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
20. Cole Bassett at Soccerway
21. Cole Bassett at Major League Soccer
22. "Cole Bassett – Colorado Rapids U-23 profile". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League . Retrieved August 6, 2019.
23. Cole Bassett at National-Football-Teams.com
24. "Sam Bassett excited about commitment to DU men's soccer". November 27, 2020.

External links

• Colorado profile