Ezekiel Bassey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezekiel Joseph Bassey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Akwa Ibom, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akwa United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Akwa Starlet | 16 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Akwa United | 30 | (10) |
| 2014–2017 | Enyimba | 71 | (14) |
| 2017 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Paykan | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Akwa United | 12 | (7) |
| 2019 | Al Masry | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–Present | Petrojet SC | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2017 | |||
Ezekiel Joe Bassey ⓘ (born 10 November 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Akwa United.[2] He is a pacey winger, known for his good dribbling ability and very high work rate.[3]
Club career
Early career
Born in Akwa Ibom, Bassey started his career with Akwa Starlet.
Akwa United
Bassey signed with Akwa United for the 2013-2014 season.[4]
Enyimba
Recruited by Enyimba's team of scouts at the start of the 2014-2015 season, Bassey already had a reputation as one of the league's rising stars.[5] He finished his first season for the club with 3 goals and over 10 assists in the league to drive Enyimba to their seventh title.[6]
Barcelona B (loan)
Following the NPFL All-Star tour of La Liga in 2016, he was scouted by Barcelona and subsequently secured a loan to the B team from his home club of Enyimba FC. Ezekiel Bassey joined Barcelona B on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2017. His deal has the option of being made permanent at the end of the loan.
Paykan
On 20 September 2017, Bassey signed a contract with Paykan. He made three league appearances at the club.[7]
Akwa United
Bassey rejoined Akwa United on a year deal in 2018 after a short spell with Paykan.
Al Masry SC
On 21 January 2019, it was announced that Bassey had joined Egyptian club Al Masry SC on a three-year deal.[8][9][10][11][12]
Petrojet SC
With just few months of joining Al Masry SC, Bassey drew the attention of some clubs and he received a lot of offers but he opted to joined Egyptian club Petrojet SC on a year deal in July 2019.[13]
International career
He made his debut for the full Nigeria national team on 17 November 2015 in the CAF World Cup Qualifier against Swaziland.[1] He would also play in the African Nations Championship against Tunisia in January 2016.[14]
Honours
Enyimba International
Individual
- Player of the Season Award: 2013–14
References
- ^ a b "Nigeria - E. Bassey - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Akwa Utd Begin Title Defence in Style, Crumble Pillars in Uyo". akwaunitedfc.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Big match feature: Enyimba v Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Five things about Barcelona's Nigerian recruit Ezekiel Bassey". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Ezekiel Bassey: The Nigerian speedster set to take Barcelona by storm | Goal.com". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Home Page".
- ^ "باشگاه پیکان با بازیکن سابق بارسلونای B قرارداد امضا کرد" [Former Barcelona B player signed a contract with Paykan] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Masry complete signing of ex-Barcelona B winger". kingfut.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Ezekiel Bassey". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Ezekiel Bassey joins Al Masry from Akwa United". goal.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Bassey Joins Al Masry On Three-And Half Year Deal From Akwa United". completesports.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Ezekiel Bassey - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
- ^ "Ezekiel Bassey". sofascore.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Who is Ezekiel Bassey? Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Net Worth". ItsBiography. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.