Aboubacar Bassinga Explained
| Aboubacar Bassinga |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Las Palmas C |
| Youthyears1: | 2020–2024 |
| Youthclubs1: | Las Palmas |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
Aboubacar Bassinga (born 13 July 2005) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club UD Las Palmas C.
Career
Born in Abidjan,[1] Bassinga left his country at the age of 14 after boarding a boat; he intended to meet his uncle in France, but ran into authorities upon arriving in Arguineguín on 13 February 2020.[2] He then joined the youth sides of UD Las Palmas,[3] but had to wait until September 2023, when he turned 18, to start to play a competition for the club.[4]
On 7 January 2024, before even having appeared for the reserves, Bassinga made his first team – and professional – debut, starting in a 2–0 away loss to rivals CD Tenerife, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: El sueño que Abou nunca imaginó al subirse a la patera. The dream that Abou never imagined on boarding the boat. Marca. es. 5 December 2023. 10 January 2024.
- Web site: Bassinga ‘cooked’ the football that arrived from Abidjan at UD Las Palmas. Today Times Live. 8 January 2024. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: La nueva perla de Costa de Marfil está en UD Las Palmas. The new pearl of Ivory Coast is at UD Las Palmas. Mundo Deportivo. es. 17 December 2023. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Aboubacar Bassinga, primer jugador de la UD Las Palmas D en obtener la Licencia Federativa. Aboubacar Bassinga, first player of UD Las Palmas D to obtain a federative license. UD Las Palmas. es. 5 September 2023. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Tenerife, Amo y señor del derbi. Tenerife, lord and master of the derby. Marca. es. 7 January 2024. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Aboubacar Bassinga, de llegar en patera a debutar en un derbi canario 47 meses después. Aboubacar Bassinga, from arriving by boat to debuting in a Canarian derby 47 months later. EFE. es. 8 January 2024. 8 January 2024.
