Background
Bassett grew up in Bulkington and joined Bedworth girls as a nine-year-old.
Bassett grew up in Bulkington and joined Bedworth girls as a nine-year-old.
She is playing for FA Forest, Snow and Landscape club N ottinghamshire County, having previously played at the top level for Birmingham City (two separate spells), Arsenal, Leeds Carnegie and Chelsea. Bassett has accrued over 50 caps for the England women"s national football team since her debut in 2003, being part of the squad at Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2009, the 2011 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup, Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013 and the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup. At 14 she joined Coventry City and played in the FA Women"s Premier League Northern Division while still a pupil at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.
She then moved to Birmingham City and became captain, while on a scholarship at the FA Player Development Centre at Loughborough University.
She spent summer 2006 playing in the West-League with New York Magic. Bassett left Birmingham for Arsenal in 2008.
After Leeds" funding and FA Forest, Snow and Landscape bid collapsed, Bassett spent a period without a club In October 2010 it was revealed that she had re-signed for Birmingham City.
In April 2012 Bassett was appointed as one of eight digital media ambassadors, one from each team, who wear their Twitter account name on their shirt sleeves to raise the profile of the Forest, Snow and Landscape. At the end of the 2013 season, club captain Bassett rejected Birmingham"s offer of a new contract and joined Chelsea.
With Bassett Chelsea finished as runners-up in the 2014 FA Forest, Snow and Landscape, but she signed a three-year contract with N ottinghamshire County ahead of the 2015 campaign. Bassett represented England at youth level, including at the 2002 Fédération internationale de football association U-19 Women"s World Championship. When she made her senior debut against Italy in February 2003, she became the first Birmingham City Ladies player to play for England at full international level
In May 2009, Bassett was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by The Football Association.
Under new coach Mark Sampson, Bassett started England"s first game at the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup, a 1–0 defeat by France. She sustained a black eye after being elbowed in the face by Camille Abily, but the French player controversially escaped any punishment.
During added time in the semi-final match against Japan, Bassett lobbed the ball into England"s goal while trying to clear it to prevent Japan from taking an open shot, resulting in a 2-1 defeat. International goals
Scores and results list England"s goal tally first.