Thomas Basila

Thomas Hervé Basila (born 30 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for lithuanian FK Žalgiris.

Thomas Basila

Basila with France U20 in March 2019
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Hervé Basila[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Orléans, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	FK Žalgiris
Youth career
2005–2007	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
2007–2013	Orléans
2013–2019	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Nantes B	54	(3)
2019–2021	Nantes	9	(0)
2021–2024	Oostende	12	(0)
2021–2023	→ Nancy (loan)	27	(2)
2024	Mesaimeer	2	(0)
2025–	FK Žalgiris	6	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	France U16	16	(1)
2016	France U17	1	(0)
2016–2017	France U18	5	(0)
2017–2018	France U19	7	(0)
2018–2019	France U20	12	(0)
2018	France U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Basila made his professional debut for Nantes in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Lyon on 12 April 2019.^[2]

International career

Born in France, Basila is of DR Congolese descent.^[3] He represented the France U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.^[4] He also played at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[5]