Norman Bassette

Norman Bassette rose through the ranks of Virton of the Belgian second division. When financial troubles (not even being awarded a professional license for the 2020–21 season) struck Virton, Bassette joined the French Ligue 2 side of Caen in the summer of 2020. He started playing with the under-17, during a season where very few youth games were played because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a full-time three-year contract with the Norman club at the end of the season. Having started the 2021–22 season playing with the National 2 reserve team, Bassette was soon called to the first team, in late August 2021. On 21 August 2024, Bassette joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. On 1 September 2025, Bassette joined Ligue 2 club Reims on loan for the 2025–26 season. On 6 January 2026, Bassette moved on a new loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the German second tier. == International career ==

Bassette received his first call to the Belgium under-18 team on 23 August 2021, playing the two games against Norway and Sweden as a starter in early September. Bassette made his debut for the Belgium national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Bozsik Aréna in Hungary. He substituted Arne Engels in added time, as Israel won 1–0. == Style of play ==

Bassette mainly plays as a centre-forward and was a very prolific goal-scorer for Caen's youth teams, where he was compared to his young teammate Andréas Hountondji. == Honours ==

Caen U18 • Coupe Gambardella runner-up: 2021–22 == References ==