Davide Bassi

Davide Bassi
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985
Place of birth Sarzana, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 30
Youth career
2002–2003 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Massese 86 (0)
2006–2015 Empoli 185 (0)
2010–2011 → Torino (loan) 16 (0)
2011–2012 → Sassuolo (loan) 0 (0)
2015– Atalanta 0 (0)
National team
2008 Italy U-23 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2013.


Davide Bassi (born 12 April 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atalanta.

Club career

Born in Sarzana, Liguria, Bassi was a product of Empoli's youth system, joining the team in 2002, but started his professional career at Tuscan club Massese in 2003. In 2005 he returned to Empoli in a co-ownership deal.[1] Bassi formally returned to Empoli on 1 July 2006. He became the team's first choice goalkeeper, ahead Daniele Balli, during the second half of the 2007–08 Serie A season. After the team were relegated, he remained as the first choice keeper. During the 2010–11 Serie B season, he left for Torino, to replace the recently departed Matteo Sereni. Empoli signed Jasmin Handanović to replace Bassi.

In July 2011 he left on loan for as Sassuolo, but served as an understudy to Alberto Pomini.

In July 2013 Bassi changed his shirt number to no.28.[2] He was the team's first choice goalkeeper during the 2013–14 Serie B season. However, the next year, he was a backup to Luigi Sepe during the 2014–15 Serie A season.

Atalanta

On 27 June 2015 Bassi signed a 2-year contract with Serie A club Atalanta B.C. on a free transfer.[3]

International career

Bassi was never capped for Italy at international level until the 2008 Toulon Tournament. The coach rested the regular starters of the under-21 team, and instead picked Bassi and Enrico Alfonso. They both shared the first choice goalkeeping role, as Italy went on to win the tournament. However, despite his success, Bassi did not go on to represent the under-23 side at the Beijing Olympics that summer.

References

  1. ↑ "Trasferimenti 2005" (PDF). lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Numerazione ufficiale prima squadra" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mercato Atalanta: Bassi in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.