Arlet Junior Zé

Arlet Junior Zé (born 22 March 2006) is a Swiss-Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for FC Basel. He plays mainly in the position as left winger, but also as midfielder. He has been Swiss youth international at various levels.

Arlet Junior Zé

Personal information
Full name	Arlet Junior Zé
Date of birth	(2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Team information
Current team	FC Basel
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2020	Grasshopper Club
2021–	Basel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Basel	6	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Switzerland U-16	3	(1)
2022–2023	Switzerland U-17	15	(6)
2023–	Switzerland U-19	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Football career

Junior Zé played his youth football with Grasshopper Club Zürich and during the winter break of 2020–21 season he moved to youth department of FC Basel. He was a member of the FCB U-18 team that celebrated winning the Swiss championship at the end of June 2023. On 21 July the club announced that he would join Basel's first team for their 2023–24 FC Basel season under head coach Timo Schultz.^[1]

After appearing in three test games Junior Zé played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 30 July, as he was substituted in during the match that Basel won 5–2 against Winterthur.^[2] He scored his first goal for his new team in the Swiss Cup away game on 20 August. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 8–1 against amateur club FC Saint-Blaise.^[3]

At the same time Junior Zé remained part of the U-19 team that was playing in the UEFA Youth League. On 25 October during the first round match between Basel and Gent he scored the goal to the final score in the 2–0 win.^[4]

In the Swiss Super League match against St. Gallen on 26 November Junior Zé suffered a broken toe and had to undergo an operation. He was not able to play football again until the New Year.^[5]

References

1. FC Basel 1893 (21 July 2023). "Junior Ze, Avdullahu und Kayombo neu im Kader Ersten Mannschaft" [Junior Ze, Avdullahu and Kayombo new in the first team squad] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. FC Basel 1893 (30 July 2023). "FC Basel - FC Winterthur 5:2 (1:1)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. FC Basel 1893 (20 August 2023). "FC Saint-Blaise - FC Basel 1:8 (1:5)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "Basel 2–0 Gent". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
5. FC Basel 1893 (26 November 2023). "Junior Zé fällt mit gebrochenem Zeh aus" [Junior Zé is out with a broken toe] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Sources

• Arlet Junior Zé at FCB.ch

External links

• Arlet Junior Zé at Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv"