Bassett playing for Birmingham City in October 2006 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Bassett | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton[1], England | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Birmingham City Ladies | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Bedworth Girls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Coventry City Ladies | ||
| 2000–2008 | Birmingham City Ladies | ||
| 2006 | → New York Magic (loan) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2009–2010 | Leeds Carnegie Ladies | ||
| 2010– | Birmingham City Ladies | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003– | England | 21 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Laura Bassett (born 2 August 1983) is an English international football defender. She is currently with FA WSL club Birmingham City for a second spell, having previously played for Arsenal and Leeds Carnegie.
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Bassett grew up in Bulkington and joined Bedworth girls as a nine year old. At 14 she joined Coventry City and played in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division while still a pupil at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.[3] She then moved to Birmingham City and became captain,[4] while on a scholarship at the FA Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. She spent summer 2006 playing in the W-League with New York Magic.[5]
Bassett left Birmingham for Arsenal in 2008.[6] She signed for Leeds Carnegie in October 2009[7] and helped the Yorkshire club win the Premier League Cup in February 2010.[8]
After Leeds' funding and FA WSL bid collapsed, Bassett spent a period without a club.[9] In October 2010 it was revealed that she had re-signed for Birmingham City.[10]
Bassett represented England at youth level.[3][5] When she made her senior debut against Italy in February 2003,[11] she became the first Birmingham City Ladies player to play for England at full international level.[12]
In May 2009, Bassett was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by the Football Association.[13] She made her FIFA Women's World Cup debut in July 2011, replacing Ellen White for the final minute of England's 2–0 group B win over Japan.[14]
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