Grant Basey
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| Grant Basey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant William Basey | |
| Date of birth | 30 November 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Bromley, England | |
| Playing position | Left Back / Left Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Charlton Athletic | |
| Number | 34 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–2007 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2007– 2007 |
Charlton Athletic → Brentford (loan) |
8 (1) 8 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2005- 2006- 2006- |
Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21 |
2 (0) 6 (1) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Grant William Basey (born 30 November 1988 in Bromley, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic. Basey plays at left back.
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[edit] Career
Basey joined Charlton's academy at the age of nine, having been spotted on one of the club's community courses, and signed his first professional contract with Charlton in March 2007.[1] At the start of the 2007–08 season he had a three month spell on loan at Brentford, before making his debut for Charlton against Queens Park Rangers in October 2007.[1] Basey scored his first ever professional goal in a 4-1 victory over Coventry City on the 4th of May 2008 just 3 days after signing a new 2 year deal keeping him at The Valley until 2010
Despite being born in England, Basey has been selected Wales U21 side.[2] He qualifies for the Welsh set-up as his grandmother was born in Cardiff.
Basey received another call up to the Wales U21 squad for the friendly match against England U21 on the 15th of May 2008. Given the number 12 shirt, he was an unused substitute in his teams 2-0 loss at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.
[edit] Personal life
He currently lives in Chislehurst with his family[1] and attended Coopers School in Chislehurst between the age of 11 and 16.[3]
Basey is an avid golfer and plays to a respectable handicap of 7. He currently plays and has represented Chislehurst Golf Club on numerous occasions. His favoured playing partner is Michael Forbes, a former junior captain, who holds a handicap of three.[citation needed]
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic League |
FA Cup | League Cup | Other[4] | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2007–08 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Subtotal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Brentford (loan) | 2007–08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Subtotal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 07–Present | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Counting on Basey. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Israel U21 3-2 Wales U21" BBC Sport retrieved on 13 October 2007
- ^ "Coopers salute Basey", Catford News Shopper, 2008-01-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Includes Football League Trophy
[edit] External links
- Grant Basey player profile at cafc.co.uk
- Grant Basey career stats at Soccerbase
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