 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Michael Bass[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastleigh, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Salisbury (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bradford City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:00, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Wimbledon on loan from EFL Championship club Sunderland.
Club career
Portsmouth
Born in Eastleigh, Bass progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He first appeared on the first team bench on 7 March 2015 at the age of 16, he went onto feature on the Portsmouth bench a further 36 times before making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Coventry City in the EFL Cup on the 9 August 2016.[4]
Salisbury (loan)
On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side Salisbury in an initial one-month deal, before returning to Portsmouth at the end of the season.
Return to Portsmouth
On 5 May 2018, Bass made his first league start for Pompey, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 home win in their final League One game of the season against Peterborough.[5] Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year.[6][7]
Torquay United (loan)
On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to National League South side Torquay United for their 2018–19 title winning season.[8]
Bradford City (loan)
He moved on loan to Bradford City in January 2022.[9]
Southend United (loan)
On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]
Sunderland
On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal. [11] In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League 2 Division Two.[12]
AFC Wimbledon (loan)
On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 January 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury (loan) | 2016–17 | SFL - Division One S&W | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | 110 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 149 | 0 | ||
Honours
Portsmouth
Individual
- PFA League One Player of the Month February 2020 Bass Wins PFA Award
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
Right-back Davies and midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain (below) hail from Portsmouth, while goalkeeper Bass is from Eastleigh.
- ↑ "Alex Bass-Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Coventry City 3 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Pompey 2 Peterborough 0". Portsmouth FC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kai Naismith exits Portsmouth, who release trio of Jez Bedford, Nicke Kabamba and Theo Widdrington". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "New Deal And Loan Move For Bass". Portsmouth FC. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Bradford sign Pompey goalkeeper Bass" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "BASS SIGNS ON EMERGENCY GOALKEEPER LOAN". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Alex Bass signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Nicholson, Joe (31 October 2022). "'I did handball it': Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass reacts after stoppage-time goal against Newcastle U21s". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "Alex Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ↑ Alex Bass at Soccerway
- ↑ Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.