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Christian Bassogog
Bassogog with Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Christian Mougang Bassogog[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Okhdood
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2013 Rainbow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Rainbow
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 16 (0)
2015–2017 AaB 30 (4)
2017–2020 Henan Jianye 84 (26)
2021–2024 Shanghai Shenhua 54 (11)
2024 Ankaragücü 16 (2)
2024– Al-Okhdood 7 (2)
International career‡
2016 Cameroon U23[2] 2 (0)
2016– Cameroon 48 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Christian Mougang Bassogog (born 18 October 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood and the Cameroon national team as a right winger or forward.

Club career

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Rainbow FC

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Bassogog began his career in his native Cameroon at second division side Rainbow, graduating from the youth system.[3]

Wilmington Hammerheads

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On 29 April 2015, Bassogog joined the United Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads, in the United States.[4] Christian played 16 games and made two assists for the American club before he moved to the Danish club AaB.[5] On 28 August, he signed a four-year contract with his new club.

AaB

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On 29 September 2015, Bassogog made his debut for his new club AaB in the Danish Cup against the Aarhus-located team Lystrup IF. He came on the pitch in the second half with a half hour left.

On 11 February 2016, in the Danish Superliga winter break, Bassogog was chosen to play the forward-position in a friendly match against Sioni Bolnisi from Georgia. He scored two goals in the match, and former head coach Lars Søndergaard talked afterwards about, that Bassogog in the future could be used on the forward-position instead of the wing.[6]

On 29 February 2016, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga against Midtjylland. He came on the pitch with 10 minutes left.

Following a string of impressive performances for Cameroon at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, AaB sporting director Allan Gaarde commented that Bassogog was the subject of multiple queries regarding potential moves away from AaB in the 2017 January transfer window.[7]

Henan Jianye

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On 19 February 2017, AaB officially announced the departure of Bassogog for a reported fee of 45 million Danish kroner (approx. £5 million) to join the Chinese side Henan Jianye. This was a recording-breaking transfer fee for AaB, surpassing that of Jesper Grønkjær when he signed for the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam for £3.5 million in October 1997.[8]

On 31 July 2020, Bassogog tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou.[9]

Shanghai Shenhua

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On 26 February 2021, Bassogog signed with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[10]

Ankaragücü

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On 8 February 2024, Bassogog moved to Ankaragücü in Turkey on a 1.5-year contract.[11]

Al-Okhdood

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On 1 September 2024, Bassogog joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood,[12]

International career

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Bassogog playing for Cameroon in June 2017

Christian Bassogog had a stellar 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once en route to their victory, and was named as the Best Player at AFCON 2017. On 11 November 2022, Bassogog was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] On 27 November 2022, Bassogog received a yellow card from the referee who deemed his celebration for a goal too excessive. He was not on the field that time.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 November 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wilmington Hammerheads 2015 USL Championship 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
AaB 2015–16 Danish Superliga 9 0 2 0 – – 11 0
2016–17 21 4 0 0 – – 21 4
Total 30 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 4
Henan Jianye 2017 Chinese Super League 24 10 0 0 – – 24 10
2018 27 6 0 0 – – 27 6
2019 25 8 0 0 – – 25 8
2020 8 2 1 0 – – 9 2
Total 84 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 85 26
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League 14 4 0 0 – – 14 4
2022 22 5 0 0 – – 22 5
2023 18 2 0 0 – – 18 2
Total 54 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 11
Career total 184 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 188 41

International

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As of match played 11 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2016 1 0
2017 17 2
2018 3 2
2019 9 1
2020 2 0
2021 5 2
2022 7 0
2024 4 1
Total 48 8
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassogog goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Bassogog[15]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 January 2017 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  DR Congo 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 2 February 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Ghana 2–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3 25 March 2018 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 2–0 3–1 Friendly
4 3–0
5 23 March 2019 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Comoros 2–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 13 November 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Malawi 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 4–0
8 11 October 2024 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon  Kenya 4–1 4–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Shanghai Shenhua

Cameroon

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bassogog udtaget til Camerouns U/23-landshold". Fodbold.aabsport.dk.
  3. ^ "Nyheder – seneste nyt fra Nordjylland". Nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Hammerheads Add Two Cameroon Midfielders". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Bassogog Signs with Denmark's Aalborg | Wilmington Hammerheads". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ "AaB-FK Sioni 11. Februar 2016 – AaB TV". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ "AaB-profil er brandvarm: 'Der er mange klubber der gerne vil købe ham'". Bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Officielt: AaB sælger Bassogog for rekordtransfer". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ "河南建业外援巴索戈新冠检测阳性 为无症状感染者". Sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Bassogog: Shanghai Shenhua sign Cameroon star from rivals Henan Songshan Longmen". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Christian Bassogog Ankaragücü'müzde" [Christian Bassogog is in Ankaragücü] (in Turkish). Ankaragücü. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ^ "الأخدود يصطاد الأسد الكاميروني باسوغوغ".
  13. ^ "Cameroon World Cup squad 2022: All 26 players on Cameroonian national football team roster". sportingnews.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Christian Bassogog". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Bassogog, Christian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Christian Bassogog named AFCON 2017 Most Valuable Player – Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Bassogog named Player Total Man of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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