Christian Bassila

Date of birth05 October 1977
Place of birthParis
NationalityFrench
Weight85 kg
Height1.93 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

A former French Under-21 international, Christian joined West Ham United on loan from Rennes in August 2000 and made his debut from the substitutes' bench against Manchester United soon afterwards.

Unfortunately, he suffered a bad knee injury during the game and it was not until January that he returned to the first team again when he featured in the FA Cup Third Round tie at Walsall.

In all, he made four appearances as a substitute for the Hammers, amounting to just 78 minutes of first-team football during the season.

He is a hard-working ball winner in the centre of the park.

Christian returned to the Premiership when he joined Sunderland in August 2005 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Olympique Lyonnais 01 Jul 1996 01 Jul 1999
Rennes 01 Jul 1999 01 Jul 2002
West Ham United 23 Aug 2000 20 May 2001 L
Strasbourg 01 Aug 2001 31 May 2002 L
Strasbourg 01 Jul 2002 22 Aug 2005
Sunderland 22 Aug 2005 31 Jul 2006
AEL Larissa 31 Jul 2006

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Rennes French Championnat
1
2000-01 West Ham United FA Cup
1
2000-01 West Ham United Premier League
3
2001-02 Strasbourg UEFA Cup 1
1
2002-03 Strasbourg French Championnat 29
2
3
12
1
2003-04 Strasbourg French Championnat 34
4
9
1
2004-05 Strasbourg French Championnat 23
7
1
2005-06 Strasbourg French Championnat 1
2005-06 Sunderland League Cup 1
2005-06 Sunderland Premier League 12
1
2007-08 Energie Cottbus Bundesliga 20
2
3
7


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Sep 1998 Blackburn Rovers v Olympique Lyonnais W 0-1 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
29 Sep 1998 Olympique Lyonnais v Blackburn Rovers D 2-2
Agg: 3-2
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 France Under-21 1
1998-99 France UEFA Under-21 2
1
1
1998-99 France Under-21 3
1
1999-00 France UEFA Under-21 4
1
1
1999-00 France Under-21
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Apr 1998 Sweden v France D 0-0 U21
18 Aug 1998 Austria v France D 2-2 U21
05 Sep 1998 Iceland v France W 0-2 UEFA U21 Group 4
09 Oct 1998 Russia v France L 2-1 UEFA U21 Group 4
20 Jan 1999 France v Morocco D 2-2 U21
12 May 1999 Cameroon v France W 0-1 U21
13 May 1999 Morocco v France W 0-1 U21
05 Jun 1999 France v Russia W 2-0 UEFA U21 Group 4
17 Aug 1999 Northern Ireland v France L 3-1 U21
03 Sep 1999 Ukraine v France D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 4
09 Oct 1999 France v Iceland W 2-0 UEFA U21 Group 4
14 Nov 1999 France v Italy D 1-1 UEFA U21 Play-off
17 Nov 1999 Italy v France L 2-1 UEFA U21 Play-off


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.