Alex Bass
Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Wimbledon on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Michael Bass[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastleigh, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Salisbury (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bradford City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portsmouth
Born in Eastleigh, Bass progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He first appeared on the first team bench on 7 March 2015 at the age of 16, he went onto feature on the Portsmouth bench a further 36 times before making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Coventry City in the EFL Cup on the 9 August 2016.[4]
Salisbury (loan)
On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side Salisbury in an initial one-month deal, before returning to Portsmouth at the end of the season.
Return to Portsmouth
On 5 May 2018, Bass made his first league start for Pompey, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 home win in their final League One game of the season against Peterborough.[5] Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year.[6][7]
Torquay United (loan)
On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to National League South side Torquay United for their 2018–19 title winning season.[8]
Bradford City (loan)
He moved on loan to Bradford City in January 2022.[9]
Southend United (loan)
On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]
Sunderland
On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal. [11] In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League 2 Division Two.[12]
AFC Wimbledon (loan)
On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan.[13]
Honours
Club
Portsmouth
- EFL Trophy: 2018–19[14]
- PFA League One Player of the Month February 2020 Bass Wins PFA Award
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury (loan) | 2016–17 | SFL - Division One S&W | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 135 | 0 | ||
References
- "Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
Right-back Davies and midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain (below) hail from Portsmouth, while goalkeeper Bass is from Eastleigh.
- "Alex Bass-Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Coventry City 3 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Pompey 2 Peterborough 0". Portsmouth FC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "Kai Naismith exits Portsmouth, who release trio of Jez Bedford, Nicke Kabamba and Theo Widdrington". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "New Deal And Loan Move For Bass". Portsmouth FC. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Bradford sign Pompey goalkeeper Bass" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "BASS SIGNS ON EMERGENCY GOALKEEPER LOAN". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Alex Bass signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Nicholson, Joe (31 October 2022). "'I did handball it': Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass reacts after stoppage-time goal against Newcastle U21s". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "Alex Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Alex Bass at Soccerway