Michaël Chrétien Basser

Michaël Chrétien
Personal information
Full nameBasser Chrétien
Date of birthJuly 10, 1984
Place of birthNancy, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Bursaspor
Number20
Youth career
Nancy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2011Nancy258(10)
2011–Bursaspor65(2)
National team
2006–Morocco30(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 November 2011

Basser Chrétien (Arabic: ميكائيل كريتيان بصير; born 10 July 1984) is a Moroccan footballer. Born to a Moroccan father and a French mother, he is a right-sided fullback who plays for Spor Toto Süper Lig side Bursaspor.[1]

Career

AS Nancy

Chrétien joined AS Nancy at the age of five. He attended Madine academy in Meuse briefly before he made his league debut in November 2002. He became a contracted player in February 2004.

In November 2006, Chrétien notoriously had a penalty saved by Basel FC striker Mladen Petrić after Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was sent off in an UEFA Europa League group stage match.


Bursaspor

On 1 September 2011, Chrétien joined Turkish side Bursaspor on a three-year contract.

International career

A French youth international, Chrétien earned his first call-up from his father's native Morocco in a friendly against Tunisia on 7 February 2007. He was a member of the Morocco squad that participated in the 2008 African Cup of Nations.

References

  1. "Bursaspor Official Web Site Player Profile". Retrieved 16 January 2013.