Davide Bassi

Davide Bassi

Personal information
Date of birth	12 April 1985 (1985-04-12) (age 26)
Place of birth	Sarzana, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Sassuolo (on loan from Empoli )
Number	1
Youth career
2002–2003	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Massese	86	(0)
2006–	Empoli	106	(0)
2010–2011	→ Torino (loan)
2011–	→ Sassuolo (loan)
National team
2008	Italy Olympic	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Davide Bassi (born 12 April 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sassuolo.

Biography

Born in Sarzana, Liguria, Bassi started his professional career at Tuscany club Massese. In 2005 he returned to Empoli in co-ownership deal.^[1] Bassi formally returned to Empoli on 1 July 2006. He became the first choice, ahead Daniele Balli in the second half of 2007–08 Serie A. After the team relegated, he remained as the first choice. In 2010–11 Serie B he left for Torino to replace departed Matteo Sereni. Empoli signed Jasmin Handanović to replace Bassi.

In July 2011 he left for Sassuolo, but as Alberto Pomini understudy.

International career

Bassi never capped for Italy until 2008 Toulon Tournament. The coach rested the regular starters of the under-21 team and picked Bassi and Enrico Alfonso. They shared the first choice role, winning the tournament. However he did not went to Beijing Olympics.

References

1. ^ "Trasferimenti 2005" (in Italian) (PDF). lega-calcio.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071118213015/http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/trasferimenti2005.pdf. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 

External links

• "Carriera di Davide Bassi". Tutto Calciatori. http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Bassi_Davide. Retrieved 29 December 2008. 
• FIGC (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Bassi, Davide
Alternative names
Short description	Italian footballer
Date of birth	12 April 1985
Place of birth	Sarzana, Italy
Date of death
Place of death