Alex Bass
English footballer (born 1998)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Michael Bass (born 1 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Peterborough United.
|
| |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Michael Bass[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterborough United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Salisbury (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bradford City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 44 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Notts County | 39 | (0) |
| 2025– | Peterborough United | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:56, 10 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portsmouth
Born in Huntingdon, Bass progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He first appeared on the first team bench on 7 March 2015 at the age of 16, he went onto feature on the Portsmouth bench a further 36 times before making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Coventry City in the EFL Cup on the 9 August 2016.[3]
Salisbury (loan)
On 16 August 2016, Bass was loaned to Southern League South & West side Salisbury in an initial one-month deal, before returning to Portsmouth at the end of the season.
Return to Portsmouth
On 5 May 2018, Bass made his first league start for Pompey, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 home win in their final League One game of the season against Peterborough.[4] Four days later, the club took up the option of extension on his contract and renewed it for a further year.[5][6]
Torquay United (loan)
On 9 July 2018, Bass signed a new three-year contract at Portsmouth and moved on loan to National League South side Torquay United for their 2018–19 title winning season.[7]
Bradford City (loan)
He moved on loan to Bradford City in January 2022.[8]
Southend United (loan)
On 27 February 2021, Bass joined Southend United on an emergency loan, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[9]
Sunderland
On 26 July 2022, Bass signed for Sunderland on a three-year deal.[10] In October 2022, he scored a last-minute equaliser for Sunderland U21s against rivals Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League 2 Division Two.[11]
AFC Wimbledon (loan)
On 12 July 2023, Alex Bass joined AFC Wimbledon on a season long loan.[12]
Notts County
On 18 June 2024, Alex Bass joined Notts County on a three-year deal.[13]
Peterborough United
On 30 June 2025, Bass joined League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing an initial three-year contract with the option for a further year.[14] Prior to the commencement of the 2025–26 season, he suffered a broken foot in a pre-season friendly against Milton Keynes Dons, estimate to rule him out for a period of six weeks.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 February 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury (loan) | 2016–17 | SFL - Division One S&W | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Notts County | 2024–25[17] | League Two | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Peterborough United | 2025–26 | League One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career total | 192 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 237 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- 5 appearances in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances in EFL League One play-offs
- Appearance(s) in EFL League Two play-offs
Honours
Portsmouth