Ollie Bassett

Oliver Jacob Bassett (born 6 March 1998) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NPL Victoria side St Albans Saints. He has represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

Born in Packington, Leicestershire, Bassett started his football career as a youngster in the Aston Villa Academy and as a teenager played futsal. Before signing a scholarship at Southampton in the summer of 2014.

On 19 September 2015, Bassett made his Football League debut for Yeovil Town in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town, at the age of just 17 years, 6 months and 13 days he broke the record for the youngest Yeovil player in the Football League. On 3 December 2015, Bassett was awarded his first professional contract with Yeovil Town, committing him to the club until June 2017.

On 13 September 2016, Bassett joined Southern League Premier Division side Dorchester Town on an initial one-month loan deal. Bassett made his debut the following day as a second-half substitute in Dorchester's 4–0 victory against Frome Town, with Bassett providing the assist for the fourth goal. Having made four appearances in his first loan spell with Dorchester, Bassett returned on loan to the Southern League club on 28 October 2016.

On 3 February 2017, Bassett joined Dorchester for a third loan spell.

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Bassett was released by Yeovil having only made two appearances for the club.

On 9 August 2017, Bassett signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Coalville Town on a one-year contract.

Following his release from Coalville, Bassett secured a contract with New Zealand Football Championship side Waitakere United.

International career

In August 2016, Bassett was called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 side for a training camp. Bassett did enough to impress the Northern Ireland coaching staff to receive a call-up for their 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in October 2016. On 6 October 2016, Bassett made his debut for Northern Ireland under-19s against Slovakia in a 1–0 defeat.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 April 2018.