Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

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club

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Club career

Portsmouth

Born in

Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on the River Itchen, o ...

, Bass progressed through

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

'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

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in the

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on the 9 August 2016.

Salisbury (loan)

On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side

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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

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. Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year.

Torquay United (loan)

On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to

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side

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

for their 2018–19 title winning season.

Bradford City (loan)

He moved on loan to

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in January 2022.

Southend United (loan)

On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Sunderland

On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for

on a three-year deal. In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the

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Division Two.

AFC Wimbledon (loan)

On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined

on a season long loan.

Career statistics

Honours

Portsmouth *

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: 2018–19

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bass, Alex Living people 1998 births English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Portsmouth F.C. players Salisbury F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players People from Eastleigh Footballers from Hampshire