Place of birth Paris, France Name Sebastien Bassong Career start 2005 1999–2002 INF Clairefontaine Weight 73 kg | Number 6 Height 1.87 m Playing position Role Footballer Salary 260,000 GBP (2009) | |
Full name Sebastien Aymar Bassong Nguena Date of birth (1986-07-09) 9 July 1986 (age 29) Current team Norwich City F.C. (#30 / Defender) Similar People Wes Hoolahan, John Ruddy, Russell Martin, Benoit Assou‑Ekotto, Alexander Tettey Profiles | ||
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Sebastien Aymar Bassong Nguena (born 9 July 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club Norwich City. Born in France, he also plays for the Cameroon national football team.
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- Kick It Out one game one community reception
- Sebastien bassong premiere league production season 2012 2013
- FC Metz
- Newcastle United
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Loan spell at Wolves
- Norwich City
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
Sebastien bassong premiere league production season 2012 2013
FC Metz
FC Metz signed Bassong out of the Clairefontaine academy. There he played 79 times, scoring once, in the French second tier.
Newcastle United
In July 2008 Bassong was offered a one-week trial and made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Doncaster Rovers. On 30 July it was confirmed that Newcastle had agreed a fee of £500,000 with FC Metz for Bassong.
He made his professional debut for Newcastle on 26 August in a League Cup game away to Coventry City, before playing his first league game for Newcastle away to Arsenal when he came on as a sub for Jose Enrique. He received his first red card for the club away to Wigan Athletic on 26 December. Another came on 16 May 2009 as part of 0–1 home defeat to Fulham in the penultimate game of the season. Bassong was named the Newcastle player of the season for the 08–09 season.
Tottenham Hotspur
Following Newcastle's relegation to the Football League Championship, Bassong expressed his desire to leave the club, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur linked with him. On 6 August 2009, it was confirmed that he had passed a medical at Spurs signing a five-year deal and completed an £8 million move to the North London club that same day. Bassong scored on his debut for Tottenham in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool, heading in the winner from a free kick cross from team-mate Luka Modric in the 59th minute. At the start of Tottenham's 2010-11 Champions League campaign Bassong scored Spurs first goal in a losing 3-2 effort to BSC Young Boys. He however failed to start or make the bench for the second leg in which Spurs won 4-0, (6-3 on agg) sending Tottenham into the Champions League proper.
Loan spell at Wolves
On 31 January 2012, Bassong joined fellow Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season. Four days later he made his debut for Wolves, playing the full 90 minutes in the 2–1 win against QPR. However, his loan spell with Wolves did not prevent the club from being relegated after a 2–0 home loss to Manchester City.
Norwich City
On 21 August 2012, Bassong signed with Norwich City for an undisclosed fee. This deal linked him back up with Chris Hughton who he worked under at Newcastle United. Bassong made his Canaries debut against QPR in a 1–1 draw at Carrow Road. In November, Bassong scored his first goal for Norwich City, a 90th-minute equaliser away at Everton. At the beginning of December he scored again to help Norwich get three points and a 2-1 win against Sunderland. He scored his third for Norwich at Swansea City on 8 December. On 17 May 2013, Bassong was named Norwich City's player of the season for 2012-13, winning the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy. In doing so he became the first player from outside the British Isles to win the prestigious award. On 10 August 2013 he was named as the team captain.
Bassong missed the start of the 2013-14 Premier League season after suffering an injury just before the start of pre-season. He played in developmental games and a League Cup fixture against Bury to get back to match fitness. On 31 August, he returned against Southampton and helped the team keep a clean sheet as they beat the Saints 1-0. During the 2013-14 Premier League season, he was named the team captain for Norwich.
International career
Bassong played as a defensive midfielder for the French under 21 national team, playing in two matches against the Netherlands and Japan in the summer of 2007 before joining Newcastle. On 25 May 2009 he was called up by the Cameroon national team for their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Morocco. He is eligible for Cameroon due to not having played in a competitive Under-21 match for the France team, and he made his debut for the national side on 12 August in a 2–0 away win to Austria. He was selected for the 2010 World Cup squad in South Africa alongside his former Tottenham teammate Benoit Assou-Ekotto. He regularly wears the number 5 jersey internationally for Cameroon.