Calvin Bassey
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Bassey with Fulham in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Calvin Chinedu Bassey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Calvin Chinedu Ughelumba | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aosta, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fulham | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Leicester City | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Rangers | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ajax | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Fulham | 85 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:03, 4 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 14 January 2026 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Calvin Chinedu Bassey MON (né Ughelumba, born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team.
Born in Italy to parents from Nigeria, Bassey was a product of Leicester City's youth system but did not make a senior appearance for the club before joining Rangers on a free transfer in July 2020. He made 65 appearances over two seasons for Rangers and won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup. In July 2022, he signed for Dutch club Ajax, with Rangers receiving the highest transfer fee in their history. The following July, he signed for English club Fulham.