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Full nameCalvin Bassey Ughelumba
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNigeria
Age26
Date of birth31 Dec 1999
BirthplaceAosta
Height185 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubFulham
Centre-back
30
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
2553
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fulham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Fulham's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League301025536.87
League Cup2001167.1

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

C. Bassey is a 26-year-old central defender at Fulham, rated 78.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (86% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bassey.

Judged on this season alone, Bassey graded 43 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 7 clean sheets and 3.702 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 43). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 25% of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 26 Bassey is in his prime years, and a market index of 94.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bassey missed 5 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Bassey is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 25% centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 22% centre-backs · Premier League14th-best centre-back in the Premier League130th in the Premier League · potential16th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
78.6
Ratingi
16th of 64 centre-backs
43.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
86%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Fulham finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.7
Def. / 90
62
Tackles
22
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.7/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 78.6, Bassey carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League (top 25%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.