Chris Basham

Chris Basham
Personal information
Full name Christopher Paul Basham[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre back[4]
Youth career
Newcastle United
Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Bolton Wanderers 19 (1)
2006–2007 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2008 → Rochdale (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2014 Blackpool 85 (5)
2014–2024 Sheffield United 344 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Christopher Paul Basham (born 20 July 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre back. He spent the majority of his professional career at Sheffield United where he became best known as a pioneer of the role of the overlapping centre back (usually on the right flank), a position he developed under Chris Wilder during the 2016–17 season.[5]

Having started as a junior with Newcastle United, he played for Bolton Wanderers, as well as having loan spells at Stafford Rangers and Rochdale, prior to joining Blackpool in August 2010.

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Chris Basham: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Chris Basham: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Chris Basham: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Wilder explains history of overlapping centre-back system still used today". 7 February 2020.