Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sam Bassett | ||
Date of birth | April 13, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
Number | 18 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Denver Pioneers | 77 | (24) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Colorado Rapids | 10 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 12, 2025 |
Sam Bassett (born April 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Bassett played youth football in the Colorado Rapids academy. [1]
Bassett played his whole college career with the University of Denver where he started 77 games between 2021 and 2024. [1] Bassett won the midfielder of the year award for the Summit League in 2023, and 2024, and was named to the Summit League all conference team in 2024. [2] At one point in 2024 the Denver Post called Basset "the best player on the country’s No. 1 team". [3]
On January 7, 2025, the Colorado Rapids signed Bassett though a homegrown contract, uniting him with his brother Cole Bassett who also plays at the club. [4]