Calvin Bassey

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Calvin Bassey
Personal information
Full name Calvin Bassey[1]
Birth name Calvin Ughelumba[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Aosta, Italy
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 3
Youth career
CM Futsal Academy
2015–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rangers 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:46, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Calvin Bassey[1] (né Ughelumba; born 31 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Rangers.

Club career[]

Leicester City[]

Bassey joined Leicester City at the age of fifteen after a successful trial[2] and progressed through the club's youth ranks, with regular appearances for the clubs' under-18 and under-23 sides.

Rangers[]

On 6 June 2020, Bassey signed a pre-contract with Rangers,[3] with him due to officially join the club with the opening of the summer transfer window in July.[1] On 9 August 2020, he made his professional debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match against St Mirren as a substitute in a 3–0 win.[4]

International career[]

Born in Italy,[5] Bassey was eligible to play for Italy, Nigeria or England at international level.[5]

In 2021, Bassey committed his international future to Nigeria when he accepted a call up for their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[6]

Personal life[]

In February 2021 Bassey was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of 10 people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 December 2021[8]


Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City U21 2017–18[8] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[9] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2019–20[10] — — — — 6[a] 0 6 0
Rangers 2020–21[11] Scottish Premiership 8 0 1 0 2 1 4[b] 0 15 1
2021–22[12] Scottish Premiership 12 0 0 0 3 0 6[b] 0 21 0
Total 20 0 1 0 5 1 10 0 36 1
Career total 20 0 1 0 5 1 21 0 47 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Rangers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rangers sign defender Calvin Bassey from Leicester". FourFourTwo. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Exclusive: West Ham submit bid for Leicester City rising star". Football Insider. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Youngster Calvin Bassey Agrees Pre-Contract With Rangers". Leicester City FC. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Rangers 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Rangers agree four-year deal with Leicester youngster Calvin Bassey". Sky Sports. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Who is Calvin Bassey? Everything you need to know about the new Nigeria invitee | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ Lindsay, Matthew (20 February 2021). "Rangers midfielder Bongani Zungu set to depart Ibrox this summer following Covid-19 lockdown breach". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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