Aboubacar Bassinga

Aboubacar Bassinga (born 13 July 2005) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spanish club AD Ceuta FC, on loan from UD Las Palmas.

Aboubacar Bassinga

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ceuta (on loan from Las Palmas)
Youth career
2020–2024	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Las Palmas C	2	(0)
2024–	Las Palmas	1	(0)
2024–2025	→ Mirandés (loan)	2	(0)
2025	Las Palmas B	10	(0)
2025–	→ Ceuta (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025

Career

Born in Abidjan,^[1] Bassinga left his country at the age of 14 after boarding a boat; he intended to meet his uncle in France, but ran into authorities upon arriving in Arguineguín on 13 February 2020.^[2] He then joined the youth sides of UD Las Palmas,^[3] but had to wait until September 2023, when he turned 18, to start to play a competition for the club.^[4]

On 7 January 2024, before even having appeared for the reserves, Bassinga made his first team – and professional – debut, starting in a 2–0 away loss to rivals CD Tenerife, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[5][6] He made his La Liga debut on 16 August 2024, replacing Alberto Moleiro late into a 2–2 home draw against Sevilla FC.^[7] Fourteen days later, he moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on a one-year loan deal.^[8]

On 3 February 2025, Bassinga's loan with the Jabatos was cut short, and he was assigned to the B-side in Tercera Federación.^[9] On 18 July, he was loaned to AD Ceuta FC also in the second division, for one year.^[10]