David Bascome MBE (born January 29, 1970) is a retired

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forward who is currently the head coach of the

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in the

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Club career

David Bascome started his First Division soccer career at the age of 16 with North Village Rams in Bermuda. At 20 years of age, he signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA. After 12 seasons of professional indoor soccer, Bascome won his first Championship during his 2003–2004 campaign with the Baltimore Blast, then won 7 more 3 as a player and 4 as an assistant coach. After retiring, he was named to the assistant coaching position of the Blast on October 12, 2006, and helped lead the team to the 2008 MISL Championship in his second season on the coaching staff. The modern Harrisburg Heat of the

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retired Bascome's #40 jersey in a halftime ceremony during the December 29, 2012, game. Bascome played with the original Harrisburg Heat in 1991 and from 1993 through 2000. Bascome served as

assistant coach beginning in 2006. On 28 May 2020, he was promoted to head coach. Earlier in 2020, David's brother Andrew Bascome was named head coach of

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's FC Bascome Bermuda.

International career

Bascome made his debut for

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in a February 1992

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against

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and he has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 5

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matches. His final international match was a March 2000 World Cup qualification match against the

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Personal life

Bascome was appointed a

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(MBE) in the

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for services to sport and young people in Bermuda. In 2016, Bascome and his brother Andrew Bascome revealed they had been sexually abused early in their football careers, with Andrew stating the abuse "went on for years."

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