Alex Bass

Alex Bass
Personal information
Full name Alexander Michael Bass[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Eastleigh, England[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Notts County
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2016 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Portsmouth 18 (0)
2016–2017Salisbury (loan) 37 (0)
2018Torquay United (loan) 8 (0)
2021Southend United (loan) 1 (0)
2022Bradford City (loan) 21 (0)
2022–2024 Sunderland 0 (0)
2023–2024AFC Wimbledon (loan) 44 (0)
2024– Notts County 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:27, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Notts County.

Club career

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Portsmouth

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Born in Eastleigh, Bass progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He first appeared on the first team bench on 7 March 2015 at the age of 16, he went onto feature on the Portsmouth bench a further 36 times before making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Coventry City in the EFL Cup on the 9 August 2016.[4]

Salisbury (loan)

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On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side Salisbury in an initial one-month deal, before returning to Portsmouth at the end of the season.

Return to Portsmouth

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On 5 May 2018, Bass made his first league start for Pompey, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 home win in their final League One game of the season against Peterborough.[5] Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year.[6][7]

Torquay United (loan)

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On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to National League South side Torquay United for their 2018–19 title winning season.[8]

Bradford City (loan)

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He moved on loan to Bradford City in January 2022.[9]

Southend United (loan)

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On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]

Sunderland

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On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal.[11] In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League 2 Division Two.[12]

AFC Wimbledon (loan)

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On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan.[13]

Notts County

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On 18 June 2024, Alex Bass joined Notts County on a three-year deal.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 April 2024[15]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 2016–17 League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2018–19 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2019–20 League One 15 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 25 0
2020–21 League One 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0
2021–22 League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 0
Total 18 0 4 0 3 0 16 0 41 0
Salisbury (loan) 2016–17 SFL - Division One S&W 37 0 0 0 9 0 46 0
Torquay United (loan) 2018–19 National League South 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Southend United (loan) 2020–21 League Two 1 0 1 0
Bradford City (loan) 2021–22 League Two 21 0 21 0
Sunderland 2022–23 Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2023–24 League Two 44 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 48 0
Career total 128 0 8 0 5 0 25 0 167 0

Honours

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Portsmouth

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Trio offered professional contracts". Portsmouth FC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Right-back Davies and midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain (below) hail from Portsmouth, while goalkeeper Bass is from Eastleigh.
  3. ^ "Alex Bass-Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Coventry City 3 Portsmouth 2". Portsmouth FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Pompey 2 Peterborough 0". Portsmouth FC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Kai Naismith exits Portsmouth, who release trio of Jez Bedford, Nicke Kabamba and Theo Widdrington". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "New Deal And Loan Move For Bass". Portsmouth FC. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Bradford sign Pompey goalkeeper Bass" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "BASS SIGNS ON EMERGENCY GOALKEEPER LOAN". www.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Alex Bass signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  12. ^ Nicholson, Joe (31 October 2022). "'I did handball it': Sunderland goalkeeper Alex Bass reacts after stoppage-time goal against Newcastle U21s". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Alex Bass joins AFC Wimbledon on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Signing: Alex Bass". Notts County FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  15. ^ Alex Bass at Soccerway
  16. ^ Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.