Fortune Akpan Bassey (born 6 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň, on loan from Ferencváros.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fortune Akpan Bassey | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Viktoria Plzeň, on loan from Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eagle's Wing | |||
| 2018 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Olympia Radotín | 33 | (24) |
| 2019–2020 | Ústí nad Labem | 28 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | České Budějovice | 25 | (9) |
| 2021 | →Vlašim (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2022– | Ferencváros | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | →Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 11 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bassey is a youth product of the Nigerian academy Eagle's Wing and the Czech club Bohemians 1905. He began his senior career in the Czech Republic in the third division with Olympia Radotín, scoring 24 goals in 33 games. He then had a stint with Czech National Football League side Ústí nad Labem in 2019-20, before moving to the first division with České Budějovice.
On 17 January 2022, Bassey moved to the Hungarian side Ferencváros in a record sale from České Budějovice.[1] He finished his debut season in Hungary with 5 goals in 23 matches in all competitions.[2] In his debut season with Ferencváros he won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and Magyar Kupa.[3] He returned to Czechia on a loan with Viktoria Plzeň on 12 April 2022.[2]
Ferencváros
FC Viktoria Plzeň – current squad | |
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