Arlet Junior Zé Explained

Arlet Junior Zé
Birth Date:22 March 2006
Birth Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Height:1.78 m
Position:Left winger, midfielder
Currentclub:FC Basel
Clubnumber:39
Youthyears1:–2020
Youthclubs1:Grasshoppers
Youthyears2:2021–
Youthclubs2:Basel
Years1:2023–
Clubs1:Basel
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2021–2022
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U16
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2022–2023
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U17
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:6
Nationalyears3:2023–
Nationalteam3:Switzerland U19
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:2
Club-Update:27 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023

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.

Career

Junior Zé played his youth football with Grasshoppers 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 Swiss Super 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 21 July 2023 . Junior Ze, Avdullahu und Kayombo neu im Kader Ersten Mannschaft . FC Basel 1893 AG . de-ch . Junior Ze, Avdullahu and Kayombo new in the first team squad . 16 November 2023.
  2. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 30 July 2023 . FC Basel - FC Winterthur 5:2 (1:1) . FC Basel 1893 AG . 16 November 2023.
  3. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 20 August 2023 . FC Saint-Blaise - FC Basel 1:8 (1:5) . FC Basel 1893 AG . 16 November 2023.
  4. Web site: UEFA.com . 25 October 2023 . Basel 2–0 Gent . UEFA.com . 16 November 2023.
  5. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 26 November 2023 . Junior Zé fällt mit gebrochenem Zeh aus . FC Basel 1893 AG . de-ch . Junior Zé is out with a broken toe . 26 November 2023.