Norman Bassette

Norman Bassette (born 09 November 2004) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for Stade Malherbe Caen.[1]

Norman Bassette
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004
Place of birth Arlon, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Caen
Number 33
Youth career
0000-2021 Virton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Caen 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– Belgium U18 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2021

Club career

Norman Bassette came through the ranks of Belgian second division team of Royal Excelsior Virton, that was in big financial troubles (not even being awarded a professional license for the 2020–21 season) when he joined French Ligue 2 side of Stade Malherbe Caen, in the summer 2020. He started playing with the under-17, during a season where very few youth games were played because of the covid pandemic, but still ending it signing a full-time 3-years contract with the Norman club.[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]

International career

Bassette received his first call to the Belgium under-18 team on the 23 August 2021,[7] playing the two games against Norway and Sweden as a starter in early September.[8]

Style of play

Norman Bassette mainly plays as a centre-forward, soon proving to be a very prolific goalscorer in Caen's youth teams, where he was compared to his young teammate Andréas Hountondji.[3]

References
  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 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  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 (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. "Ligue 2. Caen s'incline face à Pau et reste à l'arrêt . Sport". maville.com (in French). Ouest-France. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. "Norman Bassette convoqué avec l'Équipe de Belgique U18". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. "Les résultats des internationaux". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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