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.
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]