| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Bassila | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Center back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Free agent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1999 | Lyon | 44 | (2) |
| 1999–2002 | Rennes | 24 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → West Ham United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2002–2005 | Strasbourg | 89 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Sunderland | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Larisa | 27 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Energie Cottbus | 23 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | EA Guingamp | 62 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| France U21 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christian Bassila (born 5 October 1977 in Paris) is a former France under-21 international footballer.
He prefers to play in the defensive midfield position and started his career with the present French Ligue 1 Champions Lyon in the 1996–97 season. Bassila joined West Ham in August 2000 on a season-long loan deal, moving from French outfit Rennes. After an indifferent 2000–01 season on loan with West Ham United where he rarely featured, he moved on to French league outfit Strasbourg where he enjoyed regular first team football till the 2004–05 season.
Bassila was signed on a two year contract by the premiership side Sunderland on the last week of the 2005 transfer window. By the start of the 2006 season however Basilla activated a free transfer clause in his contract which allowed him to move to another club of his choice, without a transfer fee being paid to Sunderland. His move to Greek side Larisa (now named AEL 1964) came after a season of frequent injury in which Sunderland were relegated from the Premiership. In Larisa he played a dynamic defensive role in the midfield area being one of the best team players.
In 2006 he was called up to represent the national team of the Republic of the Congo by coach Noel Tosi. Since Bassila had represented France at under-21 level, however, FIFA ruled against this as he should have applied for the change in his national status before 31 December 2005.[1]
In 2009 he captained French second division side En Avant de Guingamp to victory in the French Cup, when they beat Rennes 2–1 in the first ever all Breton final.
| Preceded by Corentin Martins |
RC Strasbourg Captain 2004 – September 2004 |
Succeeded by Cédric Kanté |