Introduction
Anastasios "Tasos" Bakasetas (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Μπακασέτας; born 28 June 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the Greece national team.
Club career
Asteras Tripolis
Bakasetas came through the youth system at Asteras Tripolis, and was promoted to the first team in the 2010–11 Superleague season, for which he was assigned squad number 12. He made five league appearances for the club in this season, four of which were as a substitute, and two in the Greek Cup. His Super League debut was in a starting position against Xanthi on 28 November 2010, a match Asteras Tripolis lost 2–1 despite taking the lead.
In the Greek Cup, he made his first start in a 1–0 defeat to Olympiacos on 22 December 2010.His final appearance for Asteras Tripolis in the 2010–11 season came as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 league defeat against AEK Athens on 16 January 2011.
Loan to Thrasyvoulos
At the end of January 2011, he went on loan to Thrasyvoulos in the second tierGreek Football League. He played ten league games for Thrasyvolous, scoring his first senior goal against Ethnikos Asteras in a 2–0 win on 28 February 2011. He returned to Asteras Tripoli at the end of the season in July 2011.
Loan to Aris
At the end of December 2013, he went on loan to Aris to try and help them to avoid relegation. He made his debut to his new team in an away loss from Levadiakos scoring two goals in a 4–3 defeat. He scored another goal before his loan finished. Unfortunately he couldn't help the side avoid relegation.
Panionios
On 28 January 2015, Bakasetas signed a two years' contract with Panionios for an undisclosed fee. He started the 2015–16 season with two goals in the opening three matches. On 17 October 2015, he scored the two goals of his club in a 2–0 home win against Kalloni
AEK Athens
On 8 June 2016, Bakasetas signed a three-years contract with AEK Athens for an undisclosed fee. On 17 September 2016, he netted the first goal with the club in an away 2–0 win against Veria. On 9 April 2017, Bakasetas scored a brace in a 5–0 home win against Kerkyra.
On 10 September 2017, he scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season in a 4–0 home win against AEL. On 22 April 2018, Bakasetas scored twice against Levadiakos to secure their first Super League title since 1994.
On 10 January 2019, Bakasetas agreed to a contract extension with AEK until the summer of 2022.
Alanyaspor
On 14 June 2019, Bakasetas agreed to join Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor for a fee estimated at around €1,000,000. On 24 August 2019, he scored his first league goal for the club, in a 4–1 home win against Kasımpaşa. On 20 October 2019, he scored with a kick after an assist from Onur Bulut in a 5–2 home win game against Çaykur Rizespor. On 30 November 2019, Bakasetas was in superb form during the game against Ankaragücü in Alanya, hitting the target twice in a comfortable 5–0 triumph and has been included in the Team of the Week in the Turkish Süper Lig. On 18 January 2020, he scored with a kick, in a hammering 5–1 home win game against Kayserispor. On 2 February 2020, as the first half approached its climax, Bakasetas successfully connected with an accurate cross from Papiss Cissé, thumping a powerful header into the right corner. Alanyaspor, finishing the match with 10 men, subsequently claimed a 2–1 triumph against Yeni Malatyaspor at home. On 5 February 2020, he scored with a wonderful kick in a 2–0 Turkish Cup home win game against Galatasaray.
International career
Bakasetas has represented his country at youth international level. He was selected in the Greece under-19s squad for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship along with Asteras Tripolis teammate Nikolaos Skondras.
He made his under-19 debut in one of the two opening games of the tournament, as a 55th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat against the Republic of Ireland under-19s on 20 July 2011. He made his first start in the second group game, a 1–0 victory against the Romania under-19s on 23 July 2011.
On 19 May 2016, was called up for the friendly matches against Australia on 4 and 7 June 2016. On 4 June 2016, he made his international debut as a substitute, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Australia, when Mathew Leckie scored with the final kick of the game to help the Socceroos beat Greece.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2009–10 | Superleague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
| Thrasyvoulos (loan) | 2010–11 | Football League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Aris (loan) | 2013–14 | Superleague | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Panionios | 2014–15 | Superleague | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | ||
| Total | 43 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2016–17 | Superleague | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||
| Total | 71 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20 | ||
| Alanyaspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 26 | 6 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 10 |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 52 | ||
Honours
- AEK Athens
- Superleague: 2017–18