Cédric Baseya (born 19 December 1987) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. Born in France, he made one appearance for the
DR Congo U20 national team.
Club career
Baseya was born in
Brétigny-sur-Orge,
Essonne
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in the English
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On 17 November 2007, he made his debut with
Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan for one month the previous day.
He made his Southampton debut as a last-minute substitute against
Ipswich Town on 1 March 2008 but did not touch the ball in the short time he was on the pitch. Baseya moved to
Lille
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on a
Bosman on 2 July 2008, and was loaned out on 10 August 2009 to
Le Havre AC.
On 21 September 2011, Baseya signed a 12-month contract with
Reading
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. On 24 November 2011, he was loaned out on a short-term deal to
League Two side
Barnet, making his debut on 25 November in a 2–1 home win against
Macclesfield Town when he came on as a second-half substitute for
Mark Marshall.
At the end of the season, 2 May 2012, Baseya was released by
Reading
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In November 2013 Baseya joined Bulgarian
A PFG
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side
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia on a two-year contract. Baseya scored on his Lokomotiv debut, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute and scoring in the 69th minute, in a 2–1 defeat against
Chernomorets Burgas. Baseya made his first start for Lokomotiv in their next game, a 2–0 away win over
Slavia Sofia in which he scored the first goal, in the second leg of the second round of the
Bulgarian Cup.
Baseya played for
Monza in 2015. In 2017, Baseya signed for
Boulogne-Billancourt
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.
International career
Although born in France, he qualifies to play for the
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
via his parents. He was called up for their full international side but the game was cancelled and he has since represented them at Under 20 level in a 2–1 defeat by Argentina.
References
External links
Player profile on Southampton's website*
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1987 births
Living people
People from Brétigny-sur-Orge
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
French men's footballers
Footballers from Essonne
Men's association football forwards
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Ligue 1 players
English Football League players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Southampton F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Lille OSC players
AS Cherbourg Football players
Reading F.C. players
Barnet F.C. players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
AC Monza players
AC Boulogne-Billancourt players
French expatriate men's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Black French sportspeople
21st-century French sportsmen
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen