Cédric Baseya

Cédric Baseya
Personal information
Full name Cédric Baseya
Date of birth 19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) (age 24)
Place of birth Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Barnet
(on loan from Reading)
Number 7
Youth career
1995–2005 Brétigny
2005–2007 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Southampton 1 (0)
2007 Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2011 Lille 1 (0)
2009–2010 Le Havre (loan) 19 (0)
2011 AS Cherbourg
2011– Reading 0 (0)
2011– Barnet (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:22, 26 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Cédric Baseya (born 19 December 1987 in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne) is a DR Congolese-French professional footballer who plays for Barnet.

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Club career

Baseya is a right forward who formerly played for Southampton in the English Championship.[1]

On 17 November 2007, he made his debut with Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan for one month the previous day.[2][3]

He made his Southampton debut as a last minute substitute against Ipswich Town on 1 March 2008 but didn't touch the ball in the short time he was on the pitch. Baseya moved to Lille on a Bosman on 2 July 2008,[4] and was loaned out on 10 August 2009 to Le Havre AC.[5]

On 21 September 2011, he signed for Reading on a 12-month contract.[6]

On 24 Novermber 2011, he was loaned out on a short term deal to League Two side Barnet,[7] making his debut on 25 November in a 2–1 home win against Macclesfield Town when he came on as a second-half substitute for Mark Marshall.[8]

International career

Although born in France, he qualifies to play for the Democratic Republic of Congo via his parents. He was called up for their full international side but the game was cancelled and he has since represented them at Under 20 level in a 2–1 defeat by Argentina.

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