Chris Basham

36-Year-Old DefenderD
 Free Agent

England

Retires from professional football
DFree Agent
August 28, 2024
Basham announces his retirement from football after 17 years, he said via his social media.
ANALYSIS
Basham spent most of his career in the EFL, making 226 in the leagyes while scoring 11 goals with nine assists. He spent most of his career with Sheffield United, appearing 394 times in all competitions. The defender will retire winning the EFL League One title, while being a two time runner up in the Championship.
Read More News
Season Stats
Per 90
Per Game
Soccer Season Stats
Loading Per Game Stats...
Soccer Per 90 Stats
Loading Per 90 Stats...
Soccer Per Game Stats
Loading Per Game Stats...
Current Season
Previous Season
2024 Soccer Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo
PrizePicks
FPL
Loading Game Log...
2023 Soccer Game Log
calculator icon
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo
PrizePicks
Loading Game Log...
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Chris Basham See More
FanDuel DFS Soccer: EPL Targets for Saturday, Oct. 7
October 6, 2023
Enzo Fernandez could be set for an even bigger role on sets against Burnley and Dane Shinault thinks the midfielder is one of many mispriced players for Saturday's five-game slate at FanDuel.
Fantrax Premier League Player Rankings: Gameweek 8
October 4, 2023
Manchester United lost another match midweek, but they have a great chance to rebound against a hampered Brentford side, as Bruno Fernandes nears the top of the Gameweek 8 Fantrax rankings.
Fantasy Premier League Player Rankings: Gameweek 8
October 3, 2023
Tottenham don't have midweek matches to worry about and that could be beneficial in Gameweek 8, as they're the biggest favorite with a lot of their players near the top of the FPL rankings.
Fantrax Premier League Player Rankings: Gameweek 6
September 20, 2023
Manchester City players will probably dominate Fantrax matchups in Gameweek 6, but other teams like Brighton and Wolverhampton are high up the rankings because of matchups, namely winger Kaoru Mitoma.
Fantasy Premier League Player Rankings: Gameweek 6
September 19, 2023
Erling Haaland couldn't find the back of the net in Champions League, but that won't stop him from being the most popular FPL captain in Gameweek 6, as he leads the player rankings.
More Fantasy News
Leaving Sheffield United
DSheffield United
May 16, 2024
Basham will leave Sheffield United at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Career in doubt
DSheffield United
March 4, 2024
Basham (ankle) is done for the season and could be in doubt of returning to the sport, he told Sky Sports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Improving from surgery
DSheffield United
November 19, 2023
Basham has been improving well since undergoing ankle surgery in October as he still has a timeline of 4-5 months. "6 weeks today, and alot of people said it wasn't going to be easy that is so true it's been difficult but am finally feeling a lot more myself now and seeing signs of progress from looking through past photos, now out of cast and into a air cast still a long road but step by step day by day I feel improvements" he said.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Undergoes ankle surgeries
DSheffield United
October 12, 2023
Basham (ankle) had two surgeries to repair damage caused by his ankle dislocation, the club announced Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Stretchered off with injury
DSheffield United
October 7, 2023
Basham was stretchered off in the first half of Saturday's match against Fulham. According to manager Paul Heckingham after the match, "He's where he needs to be, with the doctors and medics in hospital. It's something that you never want to see. Everyone knows how popular he is and everyone will be thinking about him."
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Other EPL sides showing interest
DSheffield United
July 17, 2020
Burnley and Newcastle United are interested in Basham ahead of the 2020-21 season, according to Simon Jones of The Daily Mail.
ANALYSIS
The former Brentford defender, 31, has one year left on his Blades deal and might be set to play elsewhere during the next season. Several EPL sides have shown an intention to sign him due to his impressive displays with Sheffield of late. Basham has made 40 appearances for the high-flying Blades during the current campaign.
See All Soccer Rumors