Michaël Chrétien Basser

Michaël Chrétien

230px Chrétien with Bursaspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Michaël Chrétien Basser
Date of birth	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984
Place of birth	Nancy, France
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	AS Nancy
Number	20
Youth career
	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2011	Nancy	258	(10)
2011–2014	Bursaspor	85	(2)
2015	Strasbourg	15	(0)
2015–	Nancy	6	(1)
International career‡
2006–	Morocco	30	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2011

Basser Chrétien (Michaël Chrétien: French pronunciation: ​[mi.ka.ɛl kʁe.tjɛ̃]; Arabic: ميكائيل كريتيان بصير‎‎; born 10 July 1984) is a Moroccan footballer. Born to a Moroccan father and a French mother, he is a right-sided fullback who plays for Nancy.

Career

AS Nancy

Chrétien joined AS Nancy at the age of five. He attended Madine academy in Meuse briefly before he made his league debut in November 2002. He became a contracted player in February 2004.

In November 2006, Chrétien had a penalty saved by Basel FC striker Mladen Petrić after Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was sent off in an UEFA Cup group stage match.

Bursaspor

On 1 September 2011, Chrétien joined Turkish side Bursaspor on a three-year contract.

International career

A French youth international, Chrétien earned his first call-up from his father's native Morocco in a friendly against Tunisia on 7 February 2007. He was a member of the Morocco squad that participated in the 2008 African Cup of Nations.