Cédric Baseya (born 19 December 1987) is a former professional

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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,

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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

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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

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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

. In November 2013 Baseya joined Bulgarian

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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

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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
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baseya, Cedric 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