Grant Basey

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Grant Basey
Personal information
Full nameGrant William Basey
Date of birth (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988
Place of birthFarnborough, England[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionLeft Back
Club information
Current clubEbbsfleet United
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010Charlton Athletic46(1)
2007Brentford (loan)8(0)
2010–2011Barnet11(1)
2011–2012Peterborough United10(1)
2011Wycombe Wanderers (loan)12(0)
2012–2013Wycombe Wanderers20(2)
2013–Ebbsfleet United?(?)
National team
2005–2006Wales U172(0)
2006–Wales U196(1)
2006–Wales U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 8 May 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Grant William Basey is an English-born Welsh footballer who is currently playing for Ebbsfleet United as a left back.

Career

Basey joined Charlton's academy, having been spotted on one of the club's community courses, and signed his first professional contract with Charlton in March 2007.[2] 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.[2] Basey scored his first ever professional goal in the 4–1 victory over Coventry City on 4 May 2008, just three days after signing a new two-year deal keeping him at The Valley until 2010.

Despite being born in England, Basey chose to represent Wales, qualifying for the Welsh set-up on account of his grandmother being born born in Cardiff. He was selected for the Welsh Under-21s squad for a 3–2 loss to Israel in 2007.[3]

Basey received another call up to the Wales squad for the friendly match against England on 15 May 2008. Given the number 12 shirt, he was an unused substitute in his team's 2–0 loss at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.

After spending time on trial at Aberdeen, Basey signed for League Two club Barnet on a four-month contract.[4] He made his debut in the centre of defence alongside Clovis Kamdjo in the 2–0 victory over Hereford United on 2 October 2010.[5]

On 6 January 2011 Basey had his contract with Barnet terminated by temporary manager Paul Fairclough after his dedication to the club had been questioned.

Basey joined Peterborough United on 21 January 2011 on a contract until the end of the season. He made his debut on 15 February 2011 in the 2–0 victory away at Yeovil Town, and scored Peterborough's second as they look to climb up the League 1 table. Three days later, he signed a contract extension with Peterborough, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2011–12 season.

Personal life

He currently lives in Chislehurst[2] and attended Red Hill Primary School in Chislehurst before attending Coopers Technology College for his secondary education.[6]

Career statistics

Correct as of 12 April 2009.
All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic
League
FA Cup League Cup Other[7] Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Charlton Athletic 2007–08 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2008–09 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total Subtotal251200000271
Brentford (loan) 2007–08 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Total Subtotal80001010100
Career Totals 07–Present 33 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 37 1

References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011 (41st ed.). London: Headline. ISBN 9-780755-361076. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Counting on Basey". Retrieved 4 November 2007. 
  3. "Israel 3–2 Wales U21" BBC Sport retrieved on 13 October 2007
  4. "Basey Signs For Bees". Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  5. "Barnet 2–0 Hereford". BBC News. 2 October 2010. 
  6. "Coopers salute Basey". Catford News Shopper. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008. 
  7. Includes Football League Trophy

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