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Sabirou Bassa-Djeri

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Sabirou Bassa-Djeri
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-17)17 June 1987
Place of birth Sokodé, Togo
Date of death 14 June 2025(2025-06-14) (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

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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

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Bassa-Djeri died on 14 June 2025, at the age of 37.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sabirou Bassa-Djeri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Bassa Djeri: Former Cotonsport keeper joins Enyimba". 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Enyimba Goalkeeper Confirmed Dead". bsnsports.com.ng. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.