Ezekiel Bassey

Ezekiel Joseph Bassey (born 10 November 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Club Petrojet SC.[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
Place of birth Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Petrojet SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Akwa Starlet 16 (7)
2013–2014 Akwa United 30 (10)
2014–2017 Enyimba 71 (14)
2017 → Barcelona 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)
National team‡
2015 Nigeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2017

Club career

Early career

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

Akwa United

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

Enyimba

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)

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

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

Akwa United

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

Al Masry SC

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

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

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.

Honours

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

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

References
  1. "Ezekiel Bassey". sofascore.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Big match feature: Enyimba v Abia Warriors". 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. http://npfl.ng/index.php/2016-03-08-11-00-23/2014-2015-season/top-goal-scorers-chart
  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. 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. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ezekiel-bassey/85642/
  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.
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