Christian Bassogog

Christian Mougang Bassogog (born 18 October 1995) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood and the Cameroon national team as a right winger or forward.

Christian Bassogog

Bassogog with Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Christian Mougang Bassogog[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Okhdood
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2013	Rainbow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Rainbow
2015	Wilmington Hammerheads	16	(0)
2015–2017	AaB	30	(4)
2017–2020	Henan Jianye	84	(26)
2021–2024	Shanghai Shenhua	54	(11)
2024	Ankaragücü	16	(2)
2024–	Al-Okhdood	25	(6)
International career‡
2016	Cameroon U23[2]	2	(0)
2016–	Cameroon	52	(8)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2017 Gabon 2021 Cameroon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2025

Club career

Rainbow FC

Bassogog began his career in his native Cameroon at second division side Rainbow, graduating from the youth system.^[3]

Wilmington Hammerheads

On 29 April 2015, Bassogog joined the United Soccer League club Wilmington Hammerheads, in the United States.^[4] Christian played 16 games and made two assists for the American club before he moved to the Danish club AaB.^[5] On 28 August, he signed a four-year contract with his new club.

AaB

On 29 September 2015, Bassogog made his debut for his new club AaB in the Danish Cup against the Aarhus-located team Lystrup IF. He came on the pitch in the second half with a half hour left.

On 11 February 2016, in the Danish Superliga winter break, Bassogog was chosen to play the forward-position in a friendly match against Sioni Bolnisi from Georgia. He scored two goals in the match, and former head coach Lars Søndergaard talked afterwards about, that Bassogog in the future could be used on the forward-position instead of the wing.^[6]

On 29 February 2016, he got his debut in the Danish Superliga against Midtjylland. He came on the pitch with 10 minutes left.

Following a string of impressive performances for Cameroon at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, AaB sporting director Allan Gaarde commented that Bassogog was the subject of multiple queries regarding potential moves away from AaB in the 2017 January transfer window.^[7]

Henan Jianye

On 19 February 2017, AaB officially announced the departure of Bassogog for a reported fee of 45 million Danish kroner (approx. £5 million) to join the Chinese side Henan Jianye. This was a recording-breaking transfer fee for AaB, surpassing that of Jesper Grønkjær when he signed for the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam for £3.5 million in October 1997.^[8]

On 31 July 2020, Bassogog tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou.^[9]

Shanghai Shenhua

On 26 February 2021, Bassogog signed with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.^[10]

Ankaragücü

On 8 February 2024, Bassogog moved to Ankaragücü in Turkey on a 1.5-year contract.^[11]

Al-Okhdood

On 1 September 2024, Bassogog joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood,^[12]

International career

Bassogog playing for Cameroon in June 2017

Christian Bassogog had a stellar 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring once en route to their victory, and was named as the Best Player at AFCON 2017. On 11 November 2022, Bassogog was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[13] On 27 November 2022, Bassogog received a yellow card from the referee who deemed his celebration for a goal too excessive. He was not on the field that time.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wilmington Hammerheads	2015	USL Championship	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
AaB	2015–16	Danish Superliga	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
	2016–17		21	4	0	0	—		—		21	4
	Total		30	4	2	0	—		—		32	4
Henan Jianye	2017	Chinese Super League	24	10	0	0	—		—		24	10
	2018		27	6	0	0	—		—		27	6
	2019		25	8	0	0	—		—		25	8
	2020		8	2	1	0	—		—		9	2
	Total		84	26	1	0	—		—		85	26
Shanghai Shenhua	2021	Chinese Super League	14	4	0	0	—		—		14	4
	2022		22	5	0	0	—		—		22	5
	2023		18	2	0	0	—		—		18	2
	Total		54	11	0	0	—		—		54	11
Ankaragücü	2023–24	Süper Lig	13	2	3	0	—		—		16	2
	2024–25	TFF First League	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		16	2	3	0	—		—		19	2
Al-Okhdood	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	23	5	0	0	—		—		23	5
Career total			223	48	7	0	0	0	0	0	230	48

International

As of match played 19 March 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon	2016	1	0
	2017	17	2
	2018	3	2
	2019	9	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	5	2
	2022	7	0
	2024	7	1
	2025	1	0
Total		52	8

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassogog goal.

List of international goals scored by Christian Bassogog^[15]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 January 2017	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	DR Congo	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	2 February 2017	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Ghana	2–0	2–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
3	25 March 2018	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–0	3–1	Friendly
4				3–0
5	23 March 2019	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Comoros	2–0	3–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	13 November 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	3–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7				4–0
8	11 October 2024	Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon	Kenya	4–1	4–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Shanghai Shenhua

• Chinese FA Cup: 2023

Cameroon

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2017, third place: 2021^[16]

Individual

• Africa Cup of Nations Best Player: 2017^[17][18]
• CAF Team of the Tournament: 2017