Norman_Bassette
Norman Bassette
Belgian footballer (born 2004)
Norman Jaquy Bassette (born 9 November 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen, on loan from Ligue 2 club Caen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Jaquy Bassette Van Acker | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Arlon, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mechelen (on loan from Caen) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2021 | Virton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Caen | 14 | (1) |
| 2021– | Caen B | 26 | (10) |
| 2023– | → Mechelen | 15 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U18 | 11 | (3) |
| 2022– | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023 | |||
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]
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]
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]
Caen U18
- Coupe Gambardella runner-up: 2021–22[9]
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Norman Bassette at Soccerway