Norman Bassette

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Norman Bassette
Personal information
Full name Norman Jaquy Bassette Van Acker
Date of birth (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Arlon, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2021 Virton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Caen 14 (1)
2021–2023 Caen B 26 (9)
2023–2024 → Mechelen (loan) 22 (5)
2024– Coventry City 12 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U18 11 (3)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 5 (1)
2023 Belgium U20 2 (1)
2024– Belgium U21 1 (0)
2024– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Norman Jaquy Bassette (born 9 November 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Coventry City and the Belgium national team. [1]

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Club career

Norman Bassette rose through the ranks of Royal Excelsior Virton of the Belgian second division. When financial troubles (not even being awarded a professional license for the 2020–21 season) struck Virton, Bassette joined the French Ligue 2 side of Stade Malherbe Caen in the summer of 2020. He started playing with the under-17, during a season where very few youth games were played because of the covid pandemic. He signed a full-time 3-years contract with the Norman club at the end of the season. [2] [3]

Having started the 2021–22 season playing with the National 2 reserve team, [4] Bassette was soon called to the first team, in late August 2021. [3] He made his professional debut for Caen on the 11 September 2021, replacing Johann Lepenant in a 2-1 home Ligue 2 loss against Pau FC. [5] [6]

On 21 August 2024, Bassette joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. [7]

International career

Bassette received his first call to the Belgium under-18 team on the 23 August 2021, [8] playing the two games against Norway and Sweden as a starter in early September. [9]

Bassette made his debut for Belgium national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Bozsik Aréna in Hungary. He substituted Arne Engels in added time, as Israel won 1–0. [10]

Style of play

Bassette mainly plays as a centre-forward and was a very prolific goalscorer for Caen's youth teams, where he was compared to his young teammate Andréas Hountondji. [3]

Honours

Caen U18

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References

  1. ↑ Norman Bassette at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Chatel, Aline (28 May 2021). "SM Caen. Norman Bassette, originaire de Belgique, rejoint le centre de formation". actu.fr  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Chatel, Aline (27 August 2021). "SM Caen. Norman Bassette appelé chez les pros : qui est ce Belge de 16 ans ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Chatel, Aline (21 August 2021). "SM Caen. Changement de configuration radical pour l'équipe réserve !". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Guyonnet, Bernard (11 September 2021). "SM Caen. Douche froide pour Malherbe, battu au stade d'Ornano par Pau". actu.fr  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ligue 2. Caen s'incline face à Pau et reste à l'arrêt . Sport". maville.com  [ fr ] (in French). Ouest-France. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Coventry sign Caen's Bassette for undisclosed fee". BBC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Norman Bassette convoqué avec l'Équipe de Belgique U18". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Les résultats des internationaux". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Israel v Belgium game report". ESPN. 17 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Coupe Gambardella. Caen battu aux tirs au but : terrible dénouement au Stade de France". actu.fr (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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