Cole Bassett
Personal information | |||
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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 | 26 | ||
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 | 40 | (8) |
2019 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2020 |
Cole Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Career
Born in Littleton, Colorado, Bassett joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2017 from the Colorado Rush.[1] A year later, on August 10, 2018, Bassett signed his first professional contract with the Rapids as a homegrown player.[1] He proceeded to make his competitive debut for the club on September 8 against the Portland Timbers. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Kortne Ford as Colorado lost 2–0.[2] He scored his first senior goal against FC Dallas on the final game of the 2018 season.[3] In his second season, Bassett scored two goals and two assists, and was ranked No. 20 on the MLS 22 under 22 rankings of the best young players in the league.[4] Bassett made the rankings again in 2020, this time coming in at No. 7.[5]
Bassett enjoyed a breakout 2020 campaign. Bassett scored his first goal of 2020 on Aug. 29 in a 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City[6]. Bassett earned MLS Team of the Week honors in Weeks 10[7], 12[8] and 13[9]. Bassett ended the season as Colorado's leader with five goals and five assists[10]. Additionally, Bassett was tied for the second-highest big chance conversion rate in MLS at 80 percent. Bassett scored .92 non-penalty goals + assists per 90 minutes, which was fourth-best in MLS, and covered 11.33 km per 90 minutes, which was fifth-most in the league. At the club's annual end-of-year awards gala, Bassett was named the Players' Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Team MVP by Centennial 38, the Rapids' supporters group. He was also presented the Golden Boot alongside Jonathan Lewis[11].
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 Nov. 30, 2020 ahead of a match scheduled for December 9 against El Salvador alongside teammates Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta.[12]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | 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[15] | PDL | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2018 | MLS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |
2019 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
2020 | 14 | 5 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||||
Total | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 9 |
- ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearance in the PDL playoffs
- ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
Personal
Bassett has a younger brother, Sam, who played soccer for the Colorado Rapids Academy and is committed to the University of Denver[16].
References
- ^ 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".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: We're living in the LA Galaxy's world in Week 10".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Franco Jara, Santiago Mosquera lead Week 12 honorees".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Chicago Fire FC names lead the way in Week 13".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "In 2020, the Colorado Rapids Set Foundation for 2021 Success".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 Colorado Rapids Soccer Club End of Season Awards Gala Winners".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cole Bassett, Sam Vines and Kellyn Acosta called up for USMNT camp". The Denver Post. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Cole Bassett at Soccerway
- ^ Cole Bassett at Major League Soccer
- ^ "Cole Bassett – Colorado Rapids U-23 profile". USLLeagueTwo.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Bassett excited about commitment to DU men's soccer".
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External links
- Living people
- 2001 births
- American soccer players
- Soccer players from Colorado
- People from Littleton, Colorado
- Association football midfielders
- Colorado Rapids U-23 players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- American soccer midfielder stubs