Christian Bassogog

Christian Bassogog
	Bassogog with Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Christian Mougang Bassogog
Date of birth	18 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Okhdood
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2013	Rainbow
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Rainbow
2015	Wilmington Hammerheads
2015–2017	AaB
2017–2020	Henan Jianye
2021–2024	Shanghai Shenhua
2024	Ankaragücü
2024–	Al-Okhdood
International career‡
2016	Cameroon U23
2016–	Cameroon
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Christian Mougang Bassogog (born 18 October 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood and the Cameroon national team as a right winger or forward.

Club career

Rainbow FC

Bassogog began his career in his native Cameroon at second division side Rainbow, graduating from the youth system.^[3]

Wilmington Hammerheads

On 29 April 2015, Bassogog joined the United Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads, in the United States.^[4] Christian played 16 games and made two assists for the American club before he moved to the Danish club AaB.^[5] On 28 August, he signed a four-year contract with his new club.

AaB

On 29 September 2015, Bassogog made 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 11 February 2016, in the Danish Superliga winter break, Bassogog was chosen to play the forward-position in a friendly match against 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.^[6]

On 29 February 2016, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga against 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.^[7]

Henan Jianye

On 19 February 2017, AaB officially announced the departure of Bassogog for a reported fee of 45 million Danish kroner (approx. £5 million) to join the Chinese side Henan Jianye. This was a recording-breaking transfer fee for AaB, surpassing that of Jesper Grønkjær when he signed for the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam for £3.5 million in October 1997.^[8]

On 31 July 2020, Bassogog tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou.^[9]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 26 February 2021, Bassogog signed with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.^[10]

Ankaragücü

On 8 February 2024, Bassogog moved to Ankaragücü in Turkey on a 1.5-year contract.^[11]

Al-Okhdood

On 1 September 2024, Bassogog joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood,^[12]

International career

Christian Bassogog had a stellar 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once en route to their victory, and was named as the Best Player at AFCON 2017. On 11 November 2022, Bassogog was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[13] On 27 November 2022, Bassogog received a yellow card from the referee who deemed his celebration for a goal too excessive. He was not on the field that time.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wilmington Hammerheads	2015	USL Championship	16	0	1	0	–		–		17	0
AaB	2015–16	Danish Superliga	9	0	2	0	–		–		11	0
	2016–17	Danish Superliga	21	4	0	0	–		–		21	4
	Total		30	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	4
Henan Jianye	2017	Chinese Super League	24	10	0	0	–		–		24	10
	2018		27	6	0	0	–		–		27	6
	2019		25	8	0	0	–		–		25	8
	2020		8	2	1	0	–		–		9	2
	Total		84	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	85	26
Shanghai Shenhua	2021	Chinese Super League	14	4	0	0	–		–		14	4
	2022		22	5	0	0	–		–		22	5
	2023		18	2	0	0	–		–		18	2
	Total		54	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	11
Ankaragücü	2023–24	Süper Lig	13	2	3	0	—		—		16	2
	2024–25	TFF First League	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		16	2	3	0	—		—		19	2
Al-Okhdood	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	11	2	0	0	—		—		11	2
Career total			211	45	7	0	0	0	0	0	218	45

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2016	1	0
	2017	17	2
	2018	3	2
	2019	9	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	5	2
	2022	7	0
	2024	7	1
Total		51	8

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassogog goal.

List of international goals scored by Christian Bassogog^[15]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 January 2017	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	DR Congo	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	2 February 2017	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Ghana	2–0	2–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3	25 March 2018	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–0	3–1	Friendly
4	25 March 2018	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	3–0	3–1	Friendly
5	23 March 2019	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Comoros	2–0	3–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	13 November 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	3–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	13 November 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	4–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	11 October 2024	Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon	Kenya	4–1	4–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Shanghai Shenhua

Chinese FA Cup: 2023

Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations: 2017, third place: 2021^[16]

Individual

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Bassogog udtaget til Camerouns U/23-landshold". Fodbold.aabsport.dk.
^ "Nyheder – seneste nyt fra Nordjylland". Nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "Hammerheads Add Two Cameroon Midfielders". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Bassogog Signs with Denmark's Aalborg | Wilmington Hammerheads". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "AaB-FK Sioni 11. Februar 2016 – AaB TV". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ "AaB-profil er brandvarm: 'Der er mange klubber der gerne vil købe ham'". Bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "Officielt: AaB sælger Bassogog for rekordtransfer". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "河南建业外援巴索戈新冠检测阳性为无症状感染者". Sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Bassogog: Shanghai Shenhua sign Cameroon star from rivals Henan Songshan Longmen". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Christian Bassogog Ankaragücü'müzde" [Christian Bassogog is in Ankaragücü] (in Turkish). Ankaragücü. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "الأخدود يصطاد الأسد الكاميروني باسوغوغ".
^ "Cameroon World Cup squad 2022: All 26 players on Cameroonian national football team roster". sportingnews.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Christian Bassogog". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Bassogog, Christian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "Christian Bassogog named AFCON 2017 Most Valuable Player – Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "Bassogog named Player Total Man of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

External links

Christian Bassogog at National-Football-Teams.com
Christian Bassogog at Soccerway

[FIFA_2022-1] "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[2] "Bassogog udtaget til Camerouns U/23-landshold". Fodbold.aabsport.dk.

[3] "Nyheder – seneste nyt fra Nordjylland". Nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[4] "Hammerheads Add Two Cameroon Midfielders". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[5] "Bassogog Signs with Denmark's Aalborg | Wilmington Hammerheads". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[6] "AaB-FK Sioni 11. Februar 2016 – AaB TV". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[7] "AaB-profil er brandvarm: 'Der er mange klubber der gerne vil købe ham'". Bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[8] "Officielt: AaB sælger Bassogog for rekordtransfer". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[9] "河南建业外援巴索戈新冠检测阳性为无症状感染者". Sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[10] "Bassogog: Shanghai Shenhua sign Cameroon star from rivals Henan Songshan Longmen". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[11] "Christian Bassogog Ankaragücü'müzde" [Christian Bassogog is in Ankaragücü] (in Turkish). Ankaragücü. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[12] "الأخدود يصطاد الأسد الكاميروني باسوغوغ".

[13] "Cameroon World Cup squad 2022: All 26 players on Cameroonian national football team roster". sportingnews.com. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[14] "Christian Bassogog". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

[NFT-15] "Bassogog, Christian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[16] AfricaNews (6 February 2022). "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[17] "Christian Bassogog named AFCON 2017 Most Valuable Player – Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[18] "Bassogog named Player Total Man of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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