Norman Bassette

Norman Bassette
Personal information
Full name	Norman Jaquy Bassette Van Acker
Date of birth	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
2021–2024	Caen
2021–2023	Caen B
2023–2024	→ Mechelen (loan)
2024–	Coventry City
International career‡
2021–2022	Belgium U18
2022–2023	Belgium U19
2023	Belgium U20
2024–	Belgium U21
2024–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 29 November 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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

Having started the 2021–22 season playing with the National 2 reserve team,^[4] Bassette was soon called to the first team, in late August 2021.^[3] 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.^[5]^[6]

On 21 August 2024, Bassette joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.^[7]

International career

Bassette received his first call to the Belgium under-18 team on the 23 August 2021,^[8] playing the two games against Norway and Sweden as a starter in early September.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[3]

Honours

Caen U18

Coupe Gambardella runner-up: 2021–22^[11]

References

^ Norman Bassette at Soccerway
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Chatel, Aline (21 August 2021). "SM Caen. Changement de configuration radical pour l'équipe réserve !". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Coventry sign Caen's Bassette for undisclosed fee". BBC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Norman Bassette convoqué avec l'Équipe de Belgique U18". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "Les résultats des internationaux". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "Israel v Belgium game report". ESPN. 17 November 2024.
^ "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

Norman Bassette at Soccerway

[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.

[:0-3] 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.

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