Osagi Bascome
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-17)17 April 1998
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Date of death 18 December 2021(2021-12-18) (aged 23)
Place of death St. David's Island, Bermuda
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Aston Villa
Stoke City
Valencia
Levante
Bristol City
UD Alginet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Massanassa C.F.
2019–2020 Darlington 11 (0)
2020–2021 St. George's Colts
International career
Bermuda U15
Bermuda U17
2017 Bermuda U20[1] 3 (0)
2016–2020 Bermuda 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osagi Bascome (17 April 1998 – 18 December 2021) was a Bermudian footballer who played as a forward.

Bascome spent his youth with several English and Spanish clubs, while as a senior he represented Massanassa in Spain, Darlington in England's National League North and St. George's Colts in the Bermudian Premier Division. He played 19 games for Bermuda between 2016 and 2020, scoring once, and assisted two goals at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He died after being stabbed, in December 2021, at the age of 23.[2]

Career

Bascome spent time in the academies of Aston Villa and Stoke City in England and of Valencia and Levante in Spain.[3]

After an extended trial period, Bristol City signed Bascome in February 2017 for the remainder of the season.[4][3][5]

On 26 March 2019, after a spell at Spanish club Massanassa, Bascome joined National League North side Darlington on a deal until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut the next day in a 2–0 loss at Stockport County, coming on as a substitute before himself being replaced.[7] His deal was extended into the following season, and he started six league matches at the start of that following season, but he gradually dropped out of first-team contention and left the club by mutual consent on 10 February 2020.[8][9] On 9 November 2019, in the first round of the FA Cup away to EFL League Two club Walsall, he took a free kick from which Joe Wheatley scored the 2–2 equaliser in the seventh minute of added time.[10]

After his release from Darlington, Bascome returned to Bermuda and played for St. George's Colts in the Bermudian Premier Division. His final game was a 1–0 victory over Somserset Eagles on 5 December 2021.[11]

International career

At the youth level Bascome was capped at the under-15,[12] under-17[13] and under-20 levels.[14] He made his full international debut on 4 June 2016, in a 1–0 home loss to the Dominican Republic.[15] On 12 October 2018, he scored his only international goal in a 12–0 win over visitors Sint Maarten, in CONCACAF Nations League qualification.[16]

Bascome was called up for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, Bermuda's first major tournament. He started all three games – losses to Haiti and Costa Rica and a win over Nicaragua – as his team were eliminated in third place. He assisted the opening goal by Dante Leverock to give Bermuda a shock half-time lead in the second game, and also set up Lejuan Simmons's opening goal in the last match.[17][18][19]

Personal life and death

Bascome was the son of Herbert Bascome and brother of Oronde, Onias and Okera Bascome, all of whom played for the Bermuda national cricket team.[20]

His cousin Drewonde Bascome is a professional footballer who also plays for Bermuda.[20] The brothers are nephews of Bermudan coach Andrew Bascome,[12] and great-nephews of government minister Lovitta Foggo.[11]

On 18 December 2021, Bascome was stabbed outside a restaurant on St. David's Island, Bermuda, and later died.[21] He was 23.[22][2]

International statistics

Bermuda[23]
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2017 4 0
2018 3 1
2019 10 0
2020 1 0
Total 19 1

International goal

Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bascome goal.[23]
List of international goals scored by Osagi Bascome
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2018 Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda  Sint Maarten 7–0 12–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

References

  1. ^ Wright, Stephen (29 June 2016). "Bermuda beef up for Under-20 World Cup qualifiers". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bermuda police confirm stabbing of city footballer". BBC News. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Stockhausen, Andy (9 February 2017). "'He's got good awareness and vision' – Bristol City seal deal for Bermudan striker Osagi Bascome". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ Wright, Stephen (29 November 2016). "Bascome eager for Bristol chance". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Bermudan International signs with Bristol City". SportsMax TV. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Quakers sign Bermudan international". Darlington F.C. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ Simpson, Ray (30 March 2019). "Trotman sent off as Quakers beaten at Stockport". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "O. Bascome". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ Simpson, Ray (10 February 2020). "Osagi Bascome leaves Quakers". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Walsall 2–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Thompson, Colin (21 December 2021). "St George's coach Jarreau Hayward pays tribute to slain footballer Osagi Bascome". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Bermuda's Bascome dynasty grows". CONCACAF. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  13. ^ "The Bahamas U-17 Boys Lost Against Bermuda". Bahamas Football Association. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Lightbourne: 'Bermudian Football More On Map'". Bernews. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Bermuda's Bascome inks contract with Bristol City". CONCACAF. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Updates: Bermuda Defeat Sint Maarten 12 – 0". Bernews. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Live Updates: Haiti Defeat Bermuda 2–1". Bernews. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  18. ^ Butler, Dylan (18 June 2019). "Costa Rica vs. Bermuda". Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Bermuda downs Nicaragua to earn first ever Gold Cup victory". CONCACAF. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ a b Trott, Lawrence (28 May 2016). "Bascome to continue family tradition". The Royal Gazette. Bermuda. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  21. ^ Booth, Lawrence (1 May 2022). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack (159th Edition). p. 199. ISBN 9781472991102.
  22. ^ Stoddart, Craig (18 December 2021). "Man stabbed to death believed to be former Darlington player". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Bascome, Osagi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

External links

Bermuda squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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