Beg Ferati

Football player infobox| playername= Beg Ferati
fullname = Beg Ferati
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|11|10|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height = Height|m=1.86
currentclub = FC Basel
clubnumber = 28
position = Central defender
youthyears = 1996-2001 2001-2005
youthclubs = FC Pratteln Concordia
years = 2005-2006 2006-present 2006-2008
clubs = FC Basel U-21 FC Basel → Concordia ("loan")
caps(goals) = 28 (0) 7 (0) 45 (1)
nationalyears = 2006-present
nationalteam = Switzerland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (1)
pcupdate = 5 October 2008
ntupdate = 15 May 2008

Beg Ferati (born November 10, 1986) is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, who currently plays as defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.

Football career

Beg Ferati signed his first professional contract at FC Concordia Basel where he played for their youth squad and reserves from 2001 to 2005 when he signed for their neighbours, FC Basel. During the 2006/07 season he was loaned back out to Concordia, playing in their first team that season. He returned to Basel in January 2008 and surprisingly started in Basel's 2-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Sporting Lisbon at Estádio José Alvalade as a replacement for the injured François Marque on October 1 2008.

He is a regular in the Switzerland national under-21 football team.

External links

* [http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID//28695/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] de icon

* [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=63251 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] de icon