Daniel Bassi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Lille Tøyen | ||
| 2015–2022 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Tromsø | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bodø/Glimt | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Norway U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norway U21 | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Daniel Joshua Bassi Jakobsen (born 31 October 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bodø/Glimt.
Early life
Bassi initially grew up in Oslo, playing childhood football for Lille Tøyen FK. His father is Norwegian and his mother Sierra Leonean. In 2015 his family moved to Tromsø, and Bassi joined the youth section of Tromsø IL.[1]
Club career
Bassi made his senior debut for Tromsø in June 2022, appearing in a Norwegian Cup match against Skjervøy. He made his Eliteserien debut on 30 April 2023 in a home match against Viking.[2] During the 2023 season, he became more involved in Tromsø's first team, and his performances drew attention from clubs abroad.[3]
Bassi joined Bodø/Glimt in August 2023. After being limited by injury during 2024, he established himself more prominently in 2025. On 17 September 2025, he scored in a 2–2 draw away to Slavia Prague, becoming the first player to score for Bodø/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League league phase.[4]
International career
Without having prior experience as a Norway youth international,[2] Bassi was selected for the Norway U19 squad to participate in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5] [2] Bassi also played two games for Norway U20 in 2023 – a 5-0 win over Rumania and a 2-1 win versus the Czech Republic. In 2025 he returned to international duty with Norway U21, beating Denmark 1-0 in a friendly, and hammering Slovenia 5-0 in the first round Euro Qualifier. Bassi scored the second goal in the game and assisted another.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2022 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2023 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 4 | ||
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
References
- ^ de Wahl, Stian André (29 May 2023). "Daniel Bassi (18) forbløffer i Tromsø: – Kan nå veldig langt". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Daniel Bassi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Sjekk lista: Flere storklubber vil hente brennhete Daniel (18)". iTromsø (in Norwegian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Slavia Prague 2–2 Bodo/Glimt (Sep 17, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Daniel Bassi tatt ut på G19-landslaget" (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "U21 vant 5-0: - En fantastisk start" (in Norwegian). Fotball. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Bassi" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 1 April 2024.