Osagi Bascome

Osagi Bascome (born 17 April 1998) is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a forward for the Bermuda national football team.

Osagi Bascome
Personal information
Full name Osagi Bascome[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
– Aston Villa
Valencia
Levante
2017 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Massanassa
2019–2020 Darlington 11 (0)
National team‡
Bermuda U15
Bermuda U17
2017 Bermuda U20[2] 3 (0)
2016– Bermuda 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:03, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Bascome spent time in the academies of Aston Villa and Stoke City in England and of Valencia and Levante in Spain.[3]

After an extended trial period, Bristol City signed Bascome in February 2017 for the remainder of the season.[4][3][5]

On 26 March 2019, after a spell at Spanish club Massanassa, Bascome joined National League North side Darlington on a deal until the end of the season.[6] His deal was extended into the following season, and he started six league matches at that start of the following season, but he gradually dropped out of first-team contention and left the club by mutual consent on 10 February 2020.[7][8]

International career

At the youth level he has been capped at the under-15,[9] under-17[10] and under-20 levels.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2018Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Sint Maarten7–012–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Personal life

His cousin Drewonde Bascome is also a professional footballer who also plays for Bermuda.[13] He is also the nephew of Bermudan coach Andrew Bascome.[9]

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Bermuda" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 1. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. Wright, Stephen (29 June 2016). "Bermuda beef up for Under-20 World Cup qualifiers". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. Stockhausen, Andy (9 February 2017). "'He's got good awareness and vision' – Bristol City seal deal for Bermudan striker Osagi Bascome". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017.
  4. Wright, Stephen (29 November 2016). "Bascome eager for Bristol chance". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Bermudan International signs with Bristol City". SportsMax TV. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "Quakers sign Bermudan international". Darlington F.C. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. "O. Bascome". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. Simpson, Ray (10 February 2020). "Osagi Bascome leaves Quakers". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. "Bermuda's Bascome dynasty grows". CONCACAF. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. "The Bahamas U-17 Boys Lost Against Bermuda". =Bahamas Football Association. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  11. "Lightbourne: 'Bermudian Football More On Map'". Bernews. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. "Bascome, Osagi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  13. Trott, Lawrence (28 May 2016). "Bascome to continue family tradition". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda. Retrieved 3 March 2017.


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