Amine Bassi (born 27 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Metz.[2] Born in France, he represents Morocco internationally.
![]() Bassi in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bezons, France | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
US Bezons | |||
2012–2014 | Racing | ||
2014–2015 | Épinal | ||
2015–2017 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Nancy II | 46 | (11) |
2017–2021 | Nancy | 106 | (24) |
2021– | Metz II | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Metz | 5 | (0) |
2022 | → Barnsley (loan) | 15 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Morocco U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2017 |
Bassi began his professional career with Nancy, joining from the youth team of Épinal in 2015.[3] He made his professional debut for Nancy in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to Monaco on 6 May 2017.[4][5]
On 19 May 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Nancy's rivals Metz, effective from 1 July.[6] On 31 January 2022, Bassi joined EFL Championship side Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] He scored his first goals for Barnsley when he scored twice in a 3-2 win over Middlesbrough on 26 February 2022.[8] The loan was terminated on 26 April 2022.[9]
Bassi was born in France and is of Moroccan descent.[10] He made his debut for the Morocco U21s in a friendly 4–0 loss to the Italy U21 on 11 October 2017.[11][12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
2016–17 | CFA 2 | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 46 | 11 | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | |||||
Nancy | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Total | 106 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 119 | 26 | |||
Metz II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Metz | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Career total | 169 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 40 |