Sacha Bastien

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Sacha Bastien
Personal information
Full name Sacha Charles Julian Guy Bastien[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Metz, France[2]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sedan II 15 (0)
2013–2014 Reims II 6 (0)
2014–2015 Reims 1 (0)
2017–2018 Bastia-Borgo 3 (0)
2017–2018 Bastia-Borgo II 3 (0)
2018–2019 US Granville 10 (0)
2019–2020 Stevenage 1 (0)
2021 Gillingham 0 (0)
2021– Stevenage 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:53, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Sacha Charles Julian Guy Bastien (born 22 January 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Stevenage.

Bastien started his career playing in the French Championnat National 3 for the respective reserve teams of CS Sedan Ardennes and Stade de Reims. He made his first-team debut for Reims in Ligue 1 in September 2014. He subsequently joined Bastia-Borgo at the start of the 2017–18 season, spending one year there before signing for US Granville of the Championnat National 2. Bastien signed for English League Two club Stevenage in August 2019 and spent the 2019–20 season there. He joined Gillingham of League One in January 2021 on a short-term contract, where he spent the remainder of the 2020–21 season. He returned to Stevenage in August 2021.

Club career[]

France[]

Bastien began his career playing for the CS Sedan Ardennes reserve team in the Championnat National 3.[2] He made his debut, aged 17, in a 1–1 draw with Grande Synthe on 25 August 2012.[3] He made 15 appearances for the club's reserves during the 2012–13 season.[2] The following season, Bastien joined Stade de Reims on 5 September 2013, and he spent his first year there playing for Reims' reserve team.[2] He started for the first team in their Ligue 1 match against his hometown club FC Metz on 27 September 2014.[4] Bastien picked up a thigh strain in the match and was subsequently replaced by Cyriak Garel in the 22nd-minute of the match.[2][4]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Bastien signed for Bastia-Borgo of the Championnat National 2.[2] He made three first-team appearances during the season, as well as making three further appearances for the Bastia-Borgo II team.[2] The following season, Bastien joined US Granville, also competing in the Championnat National 2, and made 10 appearances for the club's first team during the season.[2]

Stevenage[]

Bastien joined League Two club Stevenage on a free transfer on 2 August 2019.[5] He made his Stevenage debut in the club's 3–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Milton Keynes Dons at Broadhall Way on 3 September 2019.[6] Bastien signed a contract extension to remain at Stevenage for the rest of the season on 20 January 2020.[7] He was released by the club in June 2020 having made four appearances.[8][9]

Gillingham[]

Having been without a club since leaving Stevenage, Bastien went on trial at League One club Gillingham at the end of 2020.[10] He trained with the club for "many weeks", playing in a number of the club's behind closed doors training matches.[10] Gillingham manager Steve Evans stated he had always planned on offering Bastien a full-time contract following the trial, but was waiting for confirmation of Joe Walsh's departure to Queens Park Rangers.[10] Bastien subsequently signed a contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season on 29 January 2021.[10] He was released by Gillingham upon the expiry of his contract,[11] having made no appearances first-team appearances.[2]

Return to Stevenage[]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Bastien returned to former club Stevenage on trial.[12] He subsequently signed for the club on 2 August 2021.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 31 August 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sedan II 2012–13[2] Championnat National 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Reims II 2013–14[2] Championnat National 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Reims 2013–14[2] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[2] Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bastia-Borgo 2017–18[2] Championnat National 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bastia-Borgo II 2017–18[2] Championnat National 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
US Granville 2018–19[2] Championnat National 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stevenage 2019–20[2] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 4 0
Gillingham 2020–21[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stevenage 2021–22[2] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Career total 40 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 44 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Soccerway – Sachia Bastien". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Sedan II 1–1 Grande-Synthe". Soccerway. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Metz 3–0 Reims". Soccerway. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Sacha Bastien becomes latest signing". Stevenage F.C. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Stevenage 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons". Soccerway. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Sacha Bastien extends deal". Stevenage F.C. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Sacha Bastien in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Ben Kennedy leads list of released players as Stevenage clear the books". The Comet. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "Sacha Bastien: Gillingham sign free-agent goalkeeper on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Retained list confirmed". Gillingham F.C. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Sacha Bastien Returns to Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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