Cole John Bassett (born July 28, 2001) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club Colorado Rapids.

Club career

Born in Littleton,

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, Bassett joined the Colorado Rapids academy in 2017 from the Colorado Rush. A year later, on August 10, 2018, Bassett signed his first professional contract with the Rapids as a homegrown player. He proceeded to make his competitive debut for the club on September 8 against the

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. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for

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as Colorado lost 2–0. He scored his first senior goal against

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on the final game of the 2018 season. In his second season, Bassett scored two goals and two assists, and was ranked No. 20 on the MLS 22 under 22 rankings of the best young players in the league. Bassett made the rankings again in 2020, this time coming in at No. 7. Bassett enjoyed a breakout 2020 campaign. Bassett scored his first goal of 2020 on Aug 29 in a 1–1 draw against

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. Bassett earned MLS Team of the Week honors in Weeks 10, 12 and 13. Bassett ended the season as Colorado's leader with five goals and five assists. Additionally, Bassett was tied for the second-highest big chance conversion rate in MLS at 80 percent. Bassett scored .92 non-penalty goals + assists per 90 minutes, which was fourth-best in MLS, and covered 11.33 km per 90 minutes, which was fifth-most in the league. At the club's annual end-of-year awards gala, Bassett was named the Players' Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Team MVP by Centennial 38, the Rapids' supporters group. He was also presented the Golden Boot alongside Jonathan Lewis. Bassett scored his first goal of the

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on May 8 in a 3–2 win over

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and earned MLS Team of the Week Honors (Week 4) for his performance. On May 15, 2021, Bassett scored his 10th MLS career goal in a 3–1 victory over

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and, in doing so, he moved into first on Colorado's all-time Homegrown goalscoring list, surpassing former teammate

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. In January 2022, Bassett joined Dutch club

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on a season-and-a-half long loan with an option to buy for the club. After making an appearance in the opening game of the

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, Bassett was recalled from the loan and sent on a season-long loan to another Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard on August 13, 2022. On November 18, 2022, Bassett was recalled from his loan and returned to Colorado.

International career

After a very successful 2020 Major League Campaign, Bassett received his first senior call-up to the

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on November 30, 2020, ahead of a match scheduled for December 9 against

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alongside teammates

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and

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. He scored his first goal on December 18, 2021, against

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in a 1–0 win. Bassett was again called into U.S. Men’s National Team's domestic-based January Training Camp in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.''

Personal

Bassett has a younger brother, Sam Bassett, who played soccer for the Colorado Rapids Academy and is committed to the

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References

External links

Colorado profile
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