| Norman Bassette | |
| Full Name: | Norman Jaquy Bassette Van Acker |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Arlon, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Coventry City |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Virton |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Caen |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Caen B |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Coventry City |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 November 2023 |
Norman Jaquy Bassette (born 9 November 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Coventry City.
Norman Bassette rose through the ranks of Royal Excelsior Virton of the Belgian second division. When financial troubles (not even being awarded a professional license for the 2020–21 season) struck Virton, Bassette joined the French Ligue 2 side of Stade Malherbe Caen in the summer of 2020. He started playing with the under-17, during a season where very few youth games were played because of the covid pandemic. He signed a full-time 3-years contract with the Norman club at the end of the season.[1] [2]
Having started the 2021–22 season playing with the National 2 reserve team,[3] Bassette was soon called to the first team, in late August 2021. He made his professional debut for Caen on the 11 September 2021, replacing Johann Lepenant in a 2-1 home Ligue 2 loss against Pau FC.[4] [5]
On 21 August 2024, Bassette joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal.[6]
Bassette received his first call to the Belgium under-18 team on the 23 August 2021,[7] playing the two games against Norway and Sweden as a starter in early September.[8]
Norman Bassette mainly plays as a centre-forward, soon proving to be a very prolific goalscorer in Caen's youth teams, where he was compared to his young teammate Andréas Hountondji.
Caen U18