Daniel Bassi

Daniel Bassi

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen
Date of birth	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bodø/Glimt
Number	10
Youth career
–2015	Lille Tøyen
2015–2022	Tromsø
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Tromsø	8	(1)
2023–	Bodø/Glimt	10	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Norway U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023

Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen (born 31 October 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bodø/Glimt.

Early life

Bassi initially grew up in Oslo, playing childhood football for Lille Tøyen FK. His father is Norwegian and his mother Sierra Leonean. In 2015 his family moved to Tromsø, and Bassi joined the youth section of Tromsø IL.[1]

Club career

Bassi made his senior debut for Tromsø in June 2022, in an early leg of the 2022-23 Norwegian Football Cup against Skjervøy. He made his Eliteserien debut in April 2023 at home against Viking.[2] Tromsø's assistant manager compared Bassi to August Mikkelsen, and after Mikkelsen was sold in 2023, Bassi eventually made his breakthrough on the first team.[1] He attracted attention from foreign clubs.[3]

International career

Without having prior experience as a Norway youth international,[2] Bassi was selected for the Norway U19 squad to participate in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2023[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsø	2022	Eliteserien	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	2023		8	1	2	1	–		10	2
	Total		8	1	4	1	–		12	2
Bodø/Glimt	2023	Eliteserien	10	0	0	0	4	0	14	0
	2024		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	4	0	14	0
Career total			18	1	4	1	4	0	26	2

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

• Eliteserien: 2023

References

1. de Wahl, Stian André (29 May 2023). "Daniel Bassi (18) forbløffer i Tromsø: – Kan nå veldig langt". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
2. Daniel Bassi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
3. "Sjekk lista: Flere storklubber vil hente brennhete Daniel (18)". iTromsø (in Norwegian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. "Daniel Bassi tatt ut på G19-landslaget" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. "Daniel Bassi" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 1 April 2024.