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Calvin Bassey is an Italian professional soccer player. Additionally, Calvin Bassey plays as a left back or center back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Nigerian national team.
Early life and childhood
Calvin Bassey Ughelumba better known as Calvin Bassey was born in December 31, 1999, in Aosta, Italy. According to his date of birth, he is 22 years old and has Italian nationality.
Additionally, this soccer star has the birth sign of Capricorn and believes in Christianity. He belongs to African ethnicity. He is the son of Ikenna Ughelumba (father) and Ebere Bassey Etim (mother).
Additionally, he grew up with his three brothers whose names are Elvis, Michael and Matthew. His parents emigrated from Nigeria to Italy.
Education
Talking about his academic career, Bassey has not yet shared his academic title in public. We could assume that this soccer star could have completed his graduation from a well-known university in Italy.
Career
club career
At a young age, Calvin Bassey began playing football. He played in CM Futsal Academy matches before joining Leicester City’s youth program in 2015. At the age of 15, he impressed the club during the trial and was chosen.
He advanced through the club’s youth divisions. He frequently played for the clubs’ U18 and U23 teams. In 2020 he received the academic degree from him. However, the player did not play any games with the club’s senior team.
Scottish team Rangers accepted Bassey’s free transfer in July 2020.
Subtitle: Calvin Bassey during a soccer game (Source: Instagram)
In June 2020 he agreed to a pre-contract with the team. He faced St Mirren in his first professional match in August 2020. In his debut season with the team, he won the Scottish Premiership.
He and the team won the Scottish Cup the following season. For the team that advanced to the 2022 UEFA Europa League final, he was a vital member. On penalties, the team was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt.
This football star’s move to Dutch club Ajax has received significant media attention during the 2022 transfer window. Rangers have reportedly agreed to buy the young defender from Ajax for a cost of around £20 million. It’s almost official: Bassey will join Ajax.
International career
He was born in Italy but was eligible to represent Italy, Nigeria or England at international level. Furthermore, he committed to represent Nigeria after being called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the March 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana, he played his first senior international match.
Awards
As a soccer star, he won the UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2021-22. In the following years, he would win more awards and recognitions.
Caption: Calvin Bassey with his award (Source: Instagram)
Net worth
As of 2022, this football star has an estimated net worth of £1 million. In 2022, he is expected to join Dutch team Ajax. Bassey will receive a salary of almost £3m from Ajax if the deal is finalised.
civil status
This football star is not married and is reportedly single as he has not shared anything about his personal life on his social media. Furthermore, this man is not part of controversies or receiving rumors at the moment and focuses on his career.
Calvin Bassey – Body Measurements
Bassey is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs around 76 kg. Furthermore, this soccer star has dark brown eyes with black hair and there is not much more information available about the other body statistics of her.
Caption: Calvin Bassey during his soccer practice (Source: Instagram)
Calvin Bassey – Social Networks
On his Instagram page, he has more than 164,000 followers. Likewise, he has more than 67 thousand followers on Twitter and 55 followers on Facebook.
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