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Belgian footballer (born 2004)

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Caen 14 (1)
2021–2023 Caen B 26 (9)
2023–2024 → Mechelen (loan) 22 (5)
2024– Coventry City 17 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Belgium U18 11 (3)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 5 (1)
2023 Belgium U20 2 (1)
2024– Belgium U21 2 (0)
2024– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 24 December 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.

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.

Having started the 2021–22 season playing with the National 2 reserve team, Bassette was soon called to the first team, in late August 2021. 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.

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

International career

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

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.

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.

Honours

Caen U18

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. ^ 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.

External links

Coventry City F.C. – current squad
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