Chris Basham

Chris Basham

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Paul Basham[1]
Date of birth	20 July 1988 (1988-07-20) (age 23)
Place of birth	Hebburn, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Blackpool
Number	17
Youth career
	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Bolton Wanderers	19	(1)
2006–2007	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)	3	(0)
2007–2008	→ Rochdale (loan)	13	(0)
2010–	Blackpool	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 14 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Paul "Chris" Basham (born 20 July 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Blackpool. He can play in defence or midfield.

Prior to joining Blackpool in August 2010, he played for Bolton Wanderers, as well as having loan spells at Stafford Rangers and Rochdale.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Born in Hebburn, Basham was a member of the youth team at Newcastle United. In 2006 he joined Bolton Wanderers.

In November 2006 he joined Conference National side Stafford Rangers on loan for one month, making his debut on 25 November in a 2–2 home draw with St Albans City. He made a total of four appearances for Rangers.

In February 2008 he joined League Two side Rochdale on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season. He made his debut on 12 February in a 4–2 home defeat to Hereford United, and went on to make a total of 13 appearances, helping Rochdale to finish 5th and qualify for the League Two play-offs.

The following season Basham made his senior debut for Bolton Wanderers as an 89th minute substitute in the 4–1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 29 November 2008. He scored his first goal on 11 April 2009, in a 4–3 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, eight minutes after coming on as a 66th minute substitute for Johan Elmander. He made a total of eleven appearances that season.

On 6 November 2009, and after 17 appearances for the club, Basham signed a contract extension with Bolton until the summer of 2012.^[3] He made a total of eight league and two cup appearances in the 2009–10 season.

Blackpool

On 13 August 2010, Basham signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool for a fee of £1.2 million.^[4][5]

The following day he made his debut as a 60th-minute substitute as Blackpool marked their Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2010–11 season with a 4–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
2006–07	Stafford Rangers (loan)	Conference National	3	0	1	0	-		4	0
2007–08	Rochdale	League Two	13	0	-				13	0
2008–09	Bolton Wanderers	Premier League	11	1	-				11	1
2009–10			8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
2010–11	Blackpool		1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Career total			36	1	2	0	2	0	40	1

Personal life

Basham studied at Gateshead College and trained with their Academy for Sport.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7b/53/0,,12306~152443,00.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~37982,00.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011. 
3. ^ "Basham pens Bolton extension". sportbox.tv. 6 November 2009. http://www.sportbox.tv/football/news/story.php?id=296298. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Blackpool FC closing in on Bolton Wanderers defender Chris Basham" – ClickLancashire.com, 13 August 2010
5. ^ "Blackpool swoop for Bolton midfielder" – Daily Mirror

External links

• Chris Basham profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
• Chris Basham career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Basham, Chris
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Date of birth	20 July 1988
Place of birth	Hebburn, England
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