Ezekiel Joe Bassey listen (born 10 November 1996) is a Nigerian-born Thai footballer who plays as a winger for Nigerian Club Akwa United.[1] He is a pacey winger, known for his good dribbling ability and very high work rate.[2]

Ezekiel Joseph Bassey
Personal information
Full name Ezekiel Joseph Bassey
Date of birth (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Akwa United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Akwa Starlet 16 (7)
2013–2014 Akwa United 30 (10)
2014–2017 Enyimba 71 (14)
2017Barcelona B (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Paykan 3 (0)
2018–2019 Akwa United 12 (7)
2019 Al Masry 2 (0)
2019–Present Petrojet SC 20 (4)
International career
2015 Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2017

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Akwa Ibom, Bassey started his career with Akwa Starlet.

Akwa United

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Bassey signed with Akwa United for the 2013-2014 season.[3]

Enyimba

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Recruited by Enyimba's team of scouts at the start of the 2014-2015 season, Bassey already had a reputation as one of the league's rising stars.[4] He finished his first season for the club with 3 goals and over 10 assists in the league to drive Enyimba to their seventh title.[5]

Barcelona B (loan)

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Following the NPFL All-Star tour of La Liga in 2016, he was scouted by Barcelona and subsequently secured a loan to the B team from his home club of Enyimba FC. Ezekiel Bassey joined Barcelona B on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2017. His deal has the option of being made permanent at the end of the loan.

Paykan

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On 20 September 2017, Bassey signed a contract with Paykan. He made three league appearances at the club.[6]

Akwa United

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Bassey rejoined Akwa United on a year deal in 2018 after a short spell with Paykan.

Al Masry SC

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On 21 January 2019, it was announced that Bassey had joined Egyptian club Al Masry SC on a three-year deal.[7][8][9][10][11]

Petrojet SC

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With just few months of joining Al Masry SC, Bassey drew the attention of some clubs and he received a lot of offers but he opted to joined Egyptian club Petrojet SC on a year deal in July 2019.[12][13]

International career

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He made his debut for the full Nigeria national team on 17 November 2015 in the CAF World Cup Qualifier against Swaziland.[14] He would also play in the African Nations Championship against Tunisia in January 2016.[15]

Honours

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Club

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Enyimba International F.C.
Enyimba International F.C.

Individual

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Enyimba International F.C.
  • Player of the Season Award (1): 2013-2014

References

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  1. ^ "Akwa Utd Begin Title Defence in Style, Crumble Pillars in Uyo". akwaunitedfc.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Big match feature: Enyimba v Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Five things about Barcelona's Nigerian recruit Ezekiel Bassey". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey: The Nigerian speedster set to take Barcelona by storm | Goal.com". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Home Page".
  6. ^ "باشگاه پیکان با بازیکن سابق بارسلونای B قرارداد امضا کرد" [Former Barcelona B player signed a contract with Paykan] (in Persian). Tarafdari. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Al Masry complete signing of ex-Barcelona B winger". kingfut.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey joins Al Masry from Akwa United". goal.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Bassey Joins Al Masry On Three-And Half Year Deal From Akwa United". completesports.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  12. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Ezekiel Bassey". sofascore.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Nigeria - E. Bassey - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Who is Ezekiel Bassey? Wiki, Biography, Age, Spouse, Net Worth". ItsBiography. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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