Aboubacar Bassinga (born 13 July 2005) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club CD Mirandés, on loan from UD Las Palmas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mirandés (on loan from Las Palmas) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2024 | Las Palmas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Las Palmas C | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Las Palmas | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Mirandés (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Abidjan,[1] Bassinga left his country at the age of 14 after boarding a boat; he intended to meet his uncle in France, but ran into authorities upon arriving in Arguineguín on 13 February 2020.[2] He then joined the youth sides of UD Las Palmas,[3] but had to wait until September 2023, when he turned 18, to start to play a competition for the club.[4]
On 7 January 2024, before even having appeared for the reserves, Bassinga made his first team – and professional – debut, starting in a 2–0 away loss to rivals CD Tenerife, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5][6]
Bassinga made his La Liga debut on 16 August 2024, replacing Alberto Moleiro late into a 2–2 home draw against Sevilla FC.[7] Fourteen days later, he moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on a one-year loan deal.[8]
References
edit- ^ "El sueño que Abou nunca imaginó al subirse a la patera" [The dream that Abou never imagined on boarding the boat] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Bassinga 'cooked' the football that arrived from Abidjan at UD Las Palmas". Today Times Live. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "La nueva perla de Costa de Marfil está en UD Las Palmas" [The new pearl of Ivory Coast is at UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Aboubacar Bassinga, primer jugador de la UD Las Palmas D en obtener la Licencia Federativa" [Aboubacar Bassinga, first player of UD Las Palmas D to obtain a federative license] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Tenerife, Amo y señor del derbi" [Tenerife, lord and master of the derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Aboubacar Bassinga, de llegar en patera a debutar en un derbi canario 47 meses después" [Aboubacar Bassinga, from arriving by boat to debuting in a Canarian derby 47 months later] (in Spanish). EFE. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "El viaje de Bassinga a Las Palmas: de llegar en patera a jugar en La Liga tras ser 'fichado' por un taxista" [The journey of Bassinga at Las Palmas: from arriving by boat to playing in La Liga after being 'signed up' by a taxi driver] (in Spanish). El Español. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Aboubacar Bassinga, cedido al Club Deportivo Mirandés" [Aboubacar Bassinga, loaned to Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
edit- Aboubacar Bassinga at BDFutbol
- Aboubacar Bassinga at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Aboubacar Bassinga at Soccerway