Laura Bassett

Laura Bassett (born 2 August 1983) is an English football defender who plays for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and represents England internationally. She has previously played for FA WSL club Notts County, Birmingham City (two separate spells), Arsenal, Leeds Carnegie and Chelsea. Bassett has acquired over 50 caps for the national team since her debut in 2003, being part of the squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2013, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2017. 2Club career Bassett grew up in Bulkington and joined Bedworth girls as a nine-year-old. At 14 she joined Coventry City and played in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division while still a pupil at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College. She then moved to Birmingham City and became captain, while on a scholarship at the FA Player Development Centre at Loughborough University. She spent summer 2006 playing in the W-League with New York Magic. Bassett left Birmingham for Arsenal in 2008. She signed for Leeds Carnegie in October 2009 and helped the Yorkshire club win the Premier League Cup in February 2010. After Leeds' funding and FA WSL bid collapsed, Bassett spent a period without a clu