Thomas Basila

{{short description|French association football player (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thomas Basila

| image = Thomas Basila.jpg

| caption = Basila with France U20 in March 2019

| full_name = Thomas Hervé Basila{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Orléans, France

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = FK Žalgiris

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs1 = Saint-Jean-le-Blanc

| youthyears2 = 2007–2013 | youthclubs2 = Orléans

| youthyears3 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs3 = Nantes

| years1 = 2016–2021 | clubs1 = Nantes B | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = Nantes | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2024 | clubs3 = Oostende | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = → Nancy (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = Mesaimeer | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = FK Žalgiris | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = France U16 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = France U17 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam3 = France U18 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam4 = France U19 | nationalcaps4 = 7 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam5 = France U20 | nationalcaps5 = 12 | nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2018 | nationalteam6 = France U21 | nationalcaps6 = 1 | nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 25 June 2025

| nationalteam-update= 19 November 2019

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Thomas Hervé Basila (born 30 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for lithuanian FK Žalgiris.

Club career

Basila made his professional debut for Nantes in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Lyon on 12 April 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/12/france/ligue-1/fc-nantes/olympique-lyonnais/2792532/|title=Nantes vs. Olympique Lyonnais - 12 April 2019 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}

International career

Born in France, Basila is of DR Congolese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://leopardsactu.com/france-un-congolais-fil-au-pays-bas-apres-sa-desillusion-a-nantes/|title=France : Un congolais fil aux Pays-Bas après sa désillusion à Nantes - Leopards Actualite|date=27 February 2021}} He represented the France U19s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/actualites/182040-la-liste-des-u19-pour-l-euro-2018?themePath=equipes-de-france-1/ |title=La Liste Des U19 Pour L'EURO 2018 |trans-title= U19 List for the EURO 2018 |website=fff.fr |accessdate=15 July 2018 |language=fr |date=12 July 2018}} He also played at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/fifa-u-20-world-cup-poland-2019/match-center/400010610|title=France U20 v USA U20 game report|date=4 June 2019}}