Ezekiel Joe Bassey (born 10 November 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Nigerian Club Akwa United.[1]He is a pacey winger, known for his good dribbling ability and very high work rate.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezekiel Joseph Bassey | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Akwa Ibom, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Akwa United | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2017 | |||
Born in Akwa Ibom, Bassey started his career with Akwa Starlet.
Bassey signed with Akwa United for the 2013-2014 season.[3]
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]
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.
On 20 September 2017, Bassey signed a contract with Paykan. He made three league appearances at the club.[6]
Bassey rejoined Akwa United on a year deal in 2018 after a short spell with Paykan.
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]
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]
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.[15]