Full name Eray Ervin Cümart Playing position 2006–2009 Concordia Basel Weight 80 kg | Place of birth Basel, Switzerland Number 41 Height 1.83 m Current team FC Basel | |
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Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 19) | ||
Eray Cümart (* 4 February in Basel) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lugano in the Swiss Super League on loan from Basel.
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Club career
Cümart started his youth football with Concordia Basel. In 2009 he transferred to Basel and played in their youth system. He played his debut in their first team on 10 February 2016 in the Letzigrund during the 3–2 away win against Zürich. Under trainer Urs Fischer Cümart won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total.
In the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League group stage Cümart played in each of the six matches as the Basel U-19 team qualified for the knock-out round. In the away match on 28 September 2016 against Arsenal in the 40 minute Cümart scored the first goal from over 45 meters as Basel won 2–1.
International career
Cümart was born in Switzerland and is of Turkish descent. Cümart played various international games for the Swiss U-15, U-16 and U-17 teams. He played his debut for the Swiss U-18 national team as centre-back on 22 September 2015 as they won 2–1 against the Danish U-19. On 30 August 2016 he played his first game for the Swiss U-19 and led the team as captain to a 1–0 victory against the Slovakian U-19.
Honours
FC Basel
