Beg Ferati

Born in Pristina, Ferati moved with his family to Pratteln, Switzerland, while he was still a child. He started his children's football with local club FC Pratteln and moved to the youth department of FC Concordia Basel in summer 2001. In summer 2005 Concordia loaned Ferati out to FC Basel to play in their U-21 team, with team coach Heinz Hermann, in the third tier of Swiss football. Ferati played 28 games with Basel's reserve squad during his loan period and afterwards he returned to Concordia, who at that time played in the Challenge League. The two clubs signed an agreement and Basel secured half the transfer rights of the defensive full back, with an option of a definitive take over. Ferati played for Concordia for one and a half years. FC Basel took their option and on 1 January 2008 took over Ferati on a permanent basis. After playing in five test games, Ferati played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 9 February 2008 as Basel won 3–0 against Xamax. But played only five league games during that season. At the end of the 2007–08 season he won the League Championship title with four points advantage over second placed Young Boys. To the beginning of the 2008–09 season Ferati was member of the Basel team that won the Uhrencup. They beat Legia Warsaw 6–1, Ferati played in that match, and played a 2–2 draw with Borussia Dortmund, Ferati was on the bench, to end the table on top slot above Dortmund and Luzern. Basel joined the…

Ferati was capped twelve times by the Switzerland under-21 national team, scoring once. He made his senior debut against Liechtenstein on 10 August 2011 coming on as a second-half substitute in the 63rd minute.

Basel

Swiss Super League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11 Swiss Cup: 2007–08, 2009–10 Uhren Cup: 2008