Arlet Junior Zé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Midtjylland (on loan from FC Basel) | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2021–2023 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Basel II | 40 | (9) |
| 2023– | Basel | 16 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Midtjylland (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Switzerland U17 | 15 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2025– | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:03, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:08, 26 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Arlet Junior Zé (born 22 March 2006) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, on loan from 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
FC Basel
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
FC Midtjylland
On 26 January 2026, 19-year-old Junior Zé joined Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a loan deal from Swiss club FC Basel for the remainder of the 2025–26 season. The agreement included an option for Midtjylland to make the transfer permanent.[7] He was assigned the number 39 shirt. [8]
Personal life
Born in Switzerland, Junior Zé is of Cameroonian descent.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basel II | 2022–23 | Swiss Promotion League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Promotion League | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Promotion League | 16 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 8 | |||
| Total | 40 | 9 | — | — | 40 | 9 | ||||
| Basel | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 57 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 11 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Basel
References
- ^ Arlet Junior Zé at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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 16 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (30 July 2023). "FC Basel - FC Winterthur 5:2 (1:1)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (20 August 2023). "FC Saint-Blaise - FC Basel 1:8 (1:5)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "Basel 2–0 Gent". UEFA. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ 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 26 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FC Midtjylland henter Junior Zé i FC Basel". FC Midtjylland. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Officielt: FCM henter Junior Zé". Bold.dk. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Junior Zé, Arlet Junior Zé - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Thousands celebrate the championship title in Basel during the ESC". blue News.
External links
- Arlet Junior Zé at WorldFootball.net
- Arlet Junior Zé at Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv"