Calvin Bassey

Calvin Bassey[1] (né Ughelumba; born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. Born in Italy, he plays for the Nigeria national team.

Calvin Bassey
Personal information
Full name Calvin Bassey[1]
Birth name Calvin Ughelumba[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999
Place of birth Aosta, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 3
Youth career
CM Futsal Academy
2015–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rangers 34 (0)
National team
2022– Nigeria 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Leicester City

Bassey joined Leicester City at the age of fifteen after a successful trial[2] and progressed through the club's youth ranks, with regular appearances for the clubs' under-18 and under-23 sides.

Rangers

On 6 June 2020, Bassey signed a pre-contract with Rangers,[3] with him due to officially join the club with the opening of the summer transfer window in July.[1] On 9 August 2020, he made his professional debut for Rangers in a Scottish Premiership match versus St Mirren as a substitute in a 3–0 win.[4]

International career

Born in Italy,[5] Bassey was eligible to play for Italy, Nigeria or England at international level.[5]

In 2021, Bassey committed his international future to Nigeria when he accepted a call up for their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.[6] He debuted with Nigeria in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Ghana on 25 March 2022.[7]

Personal life

In February 2021 Bassey was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of 10 people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[8]

Career statistics
As of 17 April 2022[9]


Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2017–18[9] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[10] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[11] ————6[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 000000110110
Rangers 2020–21[12] Scottish Premiership 8010214[lower-alpha 2]0151
2021–22[13] 260203012[lower-alpha 2]0430
Total 3403051160581
Career total 3403051270691
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Rangers

References
  1. "Rangers sign defender Calvin Bassey from Leicester". FourFourTwo. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Exclusive: West Ham submit bid for Leicester City rising star". Football Insider. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Youngster Calvin Bassey Agrees Pre-Contract With Rangers for £100,000,000". Leicester City FC. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. "Rangers 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2020.
  5. "Rangers agree four-year deal with Leicester youngster Calvin Bassey". Sky Sports. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "Who is Calvin Bassey? Everything you need to know about the new Nigeria invitee | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/400228710
  8. Lindsay, Matthew (20 February 2021). "Rangers midfielder Bongani Zungu set to depart Ibrox this summer following Covid-19 lockdown breach". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. "Games played by Calvin Bassey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  14. "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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