Michaël Chrétien Basser

Basser Chrétien (Michaël Chrétien: French pronunciation: [mi.ka.ɛl kʁe.tjɛ̃]; Arabic: ميكائيل كريتيان بصير; born 10 July 1984) is a former footballer who played as a right-sided fullback. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Michaël Chrétien

Chrétien with Bursaspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Michaël Chrétien Basser
Date of birth	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984
Place of birth	Nancy, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	US Vandoeuvre
	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2011	Nancy	258	(9)
2011–2014	Bursaspor	70	(2)
2015	Strasbourg	15	(0)
2015–2018	Nancy	42	(1)
2020	Villers-les-Nancy
International career‡
2007–2012	Morocco	36	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 5 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2016

Career

AS Nancy

Chrétien joined AS Nancy at the age of five. He attended Madine academy in Meuse briefly before he made his league debut in November 2002. He became a contracted player in February 2004.

In November 2006, Chrétien had a penalty saved by FC Basel striker Mladen Petrić after Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was sent off in an UEFA Cup group stage match.

Bursaspor

On 1 September 2011, Chrétien joined Turkish side Bursaspor on a three-year contract.

International career

A French U21 international, Chrétien earned his first call-up from his father's native Morocco in a friendly against Tunisia on 7 February 2007. He was a member of the Morocco squad that participated in the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

Honours

Nancy

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2005–06

External links

• Michaël Chrétien Basser at Soccerway
• Profile at L'Équipe