Cole Bassett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cole John Bassett[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 28, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Littleton, Colorado, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Colorado Rush | ||
2017–2018 | Colorado Rapids | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 4 | (1) |
2018– | Colorado Rapids | 103 | (21) |
2019 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | United States U20 | 2 | (2) |
2023– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | United States | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2023 |
Cole John Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career
Born in
Bassett enjoyed a breakout 2020 campaign. Bassett scored his first goal of 2020 on Aug 29 in a 1–1 draw against
Bassett scored his first goal of the 2021 MLS Season on May 8 in a 3–2 win over Minnesota United and earned MLS Team of the Week Honors (Week 4) for his performance.[13] On May 15, 2021, Bassett scored his 10th MLS career goal in a 3–1 victory over Houston Dynamo and, in doing so, he moved into first on Colorado's all-time Homegrown goalscoring list, surpassing former teammate Dillon Serna.[14]
In January 2022, Bassett joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a season-and-a-half long loan with an option to buy for the club.[15]
After making an appearance in the opening game of the 2022–23 Feyenoord season, Bassett was recalled from the loan and sent on a season-long loan to another Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard on August 13, 2022.[16] On November 18, 2022, Bassett was recalled from his loan and returned to Colorado.[17]
International career
After a very successful 2020 Major League Campaign, Bassett received his first senior call-up to the United States men's national soccer team on November 30, 2020, ahead of a match scheduled for December 9 against El Salvador alongside teammates Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta.[18] He scored his first goal on December 18, 2021, against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1–0 win.
Bassett was again called into U.S. Men’s National Team's domestic-based January Training Camp in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022.[19]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colorado Rapids U-23 | 2018[22] | PDL
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4 | 1 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2018 | MLS | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
2019 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||||
2020 | 14 | 5 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||||
2021 | 32 | 5 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||||
2023 | 24 | 6 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||||
2024 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||||
Total | 103 | 21 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 108 | 21 | |||
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2019 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Feyenoord (loan) | 2021–2022 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
2022–2023 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2022–2023 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Career total | 126 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 23 |
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and KNVB Cup
- PDLplayoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of December 18, 2021[23]
United States | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | December 18, 2021 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Personal
Bassett has a younger brother, Sam Bassett, who played soccer for the Colorado Rapids Academy and is committed to the University of Denver.[24]
References
- ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Colorado Rapids sign midfielder Cole Bassett to a Homegrown contract". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. August 10, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids". soccerway.com. Soccerway. September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids 2, FC Dallas 1 – 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. October 28, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Homegrowns Sam Vines, Cole Bassett named to MLS 22 Under 22". ColoradoRapids.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ @MLS (October 22, 2020). "HUGE jump from No. 20 last year to No. 7 this year for @colebassett19!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "MLS Match Center". Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: We're living in the LA Galaxy's world in Week 10". Archived from the original on September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Franco Jara, Santiago Mosquera lead Week 12 honorees". Archived from the original on September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Chicago Fire FC names lead the way in Week 13". Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
- ^ "In 2020, the Colorado Rapids Set Foundation for 2021 Success". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Colorado Rapids Soccer Club End of Season Awards Gala Winners". Archived from the original on November 11, 2020.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Colorado, Nashville earn reward for Week 4 wins | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ colsoccer. "Takeaways: Homegrowns Steal the Show Against Houston | Colorado Rapids". colsoccer. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord bevestigt komst Amerikaans talent Bassett". vi.nl (in Dutch). January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "FORTUNA SITTARD NEEMT COLE BASSETT OP HUURBASIS OVER" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. August 13, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids recall Cole Bassett from Fortuna Sittard loan". coloradorapids.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Cole Bassett, Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta called up for USMNT camp". The Denver Post. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Berhalter Brings 19 Players to Phoenix for January Training Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Cole Bassett at Soccerway
- ^ Cole Bassett at Major League Soccer
- Premier Development League. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ Cole Bassett at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Sam Bassett excited about commitment to DU men's soccer". November 27, 2020.