Basser Chrétien (Michaël Chrétien: ; ar, ميكائيل كريتيان بصير; born 10 July 1984) is a former

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who played as a right-sided

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. Born in France, he represented

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at international level.

Career

AS Nancy

Chrétien joined AS Nancy at the age of five. He attended Madine academy in

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briefly before he made his league debut in November 2002. He became a contracted player in February 2004. In November 2006, Chrétien had a penalty saved by

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striker

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after Basel goalkeeper

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was sent off in an

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group stage match.

Bursaspor

On 1 September 2011, Chrétien joined Turkish side

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on a three-year contract.

International career

A French U21 international, Chrétien earned his first call-up from his father's native

in a friendly against

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on 7 February 2007. He was a member of the Morocco squad that participated in the

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Honours

Nancy *

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: 2005–06

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at L'Équipe {{DEFAULTSORT:Chretien Basser, Michael 1984 births Living people Footballers from Nancy, France Men's association football fullbacks Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers AS Nancy Lorraine players Bursaspor footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players French expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey France men's youth international footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players