Sabirou Bassa-Djeri
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Sokodé, Togo | ||
Date of death | 14 June 2025 | (aged 37)||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Dahana Sokodé | ||
2009–2010 | Tchaoudjo AC | ||
2011–2013 | AC Semassi | ||
2014 | Gbikinti | ||
2014–2015 | Béké | ||
2015–2017 | Gbikinti | ||
2018–2020 | Coton Sport | ||
2020–2025 | Enyimba | 38 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017–2019 | Togo | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 |
Sabirou Bassa-Djeri (17 June 1987 – 14 June 2025) was a Togolese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 15 appearances for the Togo national team between 2017 and 2019.
Career
Born in Sokodé, Bassa-Djeri played club football for Dahana Sokodé, Tchaoudjo AC, AC Semassi, Gbikinti, Béké and Coton Sport.[1] In November 2020 he signed for Nigerian club Enyimba.[2]
Bassa-Djeri helped win the 2018 Elite One in Cameroon as well as the 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League.[1]
He made his international debut for Togo in 2017. He played in every one of Togo's matches in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D.[1]
Death
Bassa-Djeri died on 14 June 2025, at the age of 37.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sabirou Bassa-Djeri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Bassa Djeri: Former Cotonsport keeper joins Enyimba". 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Enyimba Goalkeeper Confirmed Dead". bsnsports.com.ng. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.