Norman Bassette

Norman Jaquy Bassette (born 09 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]

Norman Bassette
Personal information
Full name Norman Jaquy Bassette Van Acker
Date of birth (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004
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 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U18 11 (3)
2022– Belgium U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023

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]

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]

Honours

Caen U18

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.
  9. "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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