Calvin Bassey Biography: How Much He Earns In Naira & Euros + Net Worth (2025)

Calvin Bassey – Biography & Career Highlights

• Full Name: Calvin Chinedu Bassey (born Calvin Chinedu Ughelumba)

• Date of Birth: 31 December 1999 (25 years old, as of June 2025)

• Birthplace: Aosta, Italy; raised in London, England, to Nigerian parents from Anambra and Akwa Ibom

• Height: 1.85 m (6′1″) 

• Position: Centre-back / Left-back for Fulham & the Nigerian national team

Club Career Overview:

• Leicester City Youth 

• Rangers (2020–2022): Won Scottish Premiership & Scottish Cup; UEFA Europa League runner-

• Ajax (2022–2023): Club-record transfer, 

• Fulham (2023–): Joined July 2023 for €21 m; key Premier League defender

International Career:

• Nigeria Senior Team debut: 25 March 2022 vs Ghana; has earned 31 caps as of March 

 Earnings & Net Worth 

Salary

• Weekly: £45,000–£47,000

• Annual: £2.34 m–£2.44 m

  • SalarySport: £47k/week = £2.444 m/year, net worth ~£7.08 m 

  • Capology/Sotrac: £45k/week = ~£2.34 m/year, contract runs to 2027 

• In Naira (₦):

  • Using a mid‑2025 exchange rate (~₦1,100/£):

    • Weekly: ₦49.5 million

    • Annual: ₦2.57 billion

Estimated Net Worth

• £7.08 m (~€8.1 m) per SalarySport 

• Other estimates range between £4.6–£5.9 m (~$6–$7 m)

• Nigerian financial media places his salary at $2.98 m/year (£56k/week) 

Conclusion: Most sources agree on his annual salary (£2.3m–£2.4m) and net worth (£7 m ±).

Career Stats Snapshot 

• Club Appearances/Goals:

  • Fulham: 64 apps, 2 goals

  • Ajax: 25 apps, 1 goal

  • Rangers: 37 

• Nigeria Caps: 31 (no goals)

 Achievements & Honors

• Rangers: Scottish Premiership 2020–21, Scottish Cup 2021–22, UEFA Europa League runner-up 2021–22

• Ajax: KNVB Cup runner-up 2022–23

• Nigeria: Africa Cup of Nations runner-up 2023

• Individual: UEFA Europa League Team of the Season 2021–22; Member of the Order of the Niger 

 Personal & Family

• Nigerian-Italian, grew up in Newham, London 

• Parents: Kingsley Ikena Ughelumba and Ebere Bassey 

• Siblings: Three brothers—Matthew (aka Y.CB, a rapper), Elvis, and Michael