Christian Bassogog
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Personal information
Full name
Christian Mougang Bassogog
Date of birth
October 18, 1995
Place of birth
Douala, Cameroon
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position
Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
Henan Jianye
Number
?
Youth career
Rainbow FC
-2013
Senior career
Wilmington Hammerheads
2015
14x apps / 0x goals
AaB
2015-2017
30x apps / 4x goals
Henan Jianye
2017-
0x apps / 0x goals
National team
Cameroon U23
2016-
2x apps / 0x goals
Cameroon
2016-
9x apps / 2x goals
(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2017.)
Christian Mougang Bassogog (born October 18, 1995) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League.
Club Career
Rainbow FC
Bassogog began his career in his native Cameroon at second division side Rainbow FC, graduating from the youth system.
Wilmington Hammerheads
On April 29, 2015, Bassogog joined the United Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads.
Christian played 16 games and made two assists for the American club before he moved to the Danish club AaB.
On August 28, he signed a four-year contract with his new club.
AaB
On September 29, 2015, Bassogog got 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 February 11 2016, in the Danish Superliga winter break, Bassogog was chosen to play the forward-position in a friendly match against FC 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.
On February 29 2016, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga against FC 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.
However, no concrete offer materialized so Bassogog remained with his club.
International career
Christian Bassogog had a stellar Africa Cup of Nations 2017, scoring twice enroute to their victory, and was named as the Best Player at AFCON 2017.
Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has joined Schalke on a free transfer from Bundesliga rival Mainz.
Cameroon vs Brazil 1:4
Cameroon vs Croatia 0:4
"It's unimaginable." said Volker Finke (Cameroon Coach) - Benoit Assou-Ekotto headbutted team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo during the 4:0 defeat.
Mexico defeated a disappointing team from Cameroon 1:0
Group A:
Cameroon vs Mexico
Group B:
Spain vs Netherlands -:-
Chile vs Australia -:-
The former Dutch football-star, Ruud Gullit, hopes a team from Africa will perform well and prove to be the surprise package at the World Cup in Brazil.
Coton Sport secure a dramatic victory against Asec Mimosas.
Group A
• 06 June: Asec Mimosas vs Coton Sport 2:3
• 07 June: Real Bamako vs AC Leopards 1:2
Group B
• 07 June: Etoile du Sahel vs Nkana 4:3
• 08 June: Sewe Sports vs Al Ahly 1:1
Cameroon beat Moldova in final World Cup warm-up match
Coton Sport secure a dramatic victory against Asec Mimosas.
Group A
• 06 June: Asec Mimosas vs Coton Sport 2:3
• 07 June: Real Bamako vs AC Leopards -:-
Group B
• 07 June: Etoile du Sahel vs Nkana -:-
• 08 June: Sewe Sports vs Al Ahly -:-
Mohamadou Idrissou is one of the five players to be dropped from Cameroon's final squad for the World Cup. The 34-year-old Kaiserslautern striker has struggled in recent times and missed a penalty in a 2:1 friendly loss to Paraguay last week. Otherwise coach Volker Finke has opted for a tried and trusted line-up for his World Cup squad.
