Eray Cömert

Basel

Youth football

Cömert started his youth football with Concordia Basel. In 2009, he transferred to the youth system of Basel advancing regularly through the ranks. In summer 2014, he advanced to their U-18 team under coach Raphael Wicky, playing more than half of the games that season and winning the Swiss U-18 Cup. In the following season, he started with the U-18 team and during the winter break advanced to their U-21 team, who played in the Promotion League the third highest tier in the Swiss football league system. Just a few months later, Basel's first team secured the Swiss championship with the 2–1 victory over Sion. Basel's head coach Urs Fischer had nominated Cömert as substitute for that match and nominated him into the starting eleven for each of the last five games of the season. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Letzigrund on 7 May 2016 as Basel won 3–2 against Zürich. For their 2016–17 season, Cömert trained with the first team but played for the U-21 team to gain playing experience. He played in nine test games for the first team and had two 90-minute appearances for them in that season's Swiss Cup. At the end of Basel's 2016–17 season, the team won the championship. They also won the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, defeating Sion 3–0 in the final, which meant they had won the double.

Loans to Lugano and Sion

On 8 March 2017, Basel announced that they were loaning out Cömert to Lugano, until the…

Cömert was born in Rheinfelden, Switzerland and is of Turkish descent. He represented Switzerland at under‑15, under‑16 and under‑17 level before progressing to the under‑18 team, for whom he made his debut as a centre‑back in a 2–1 win over Denmark under-18s on 22 September 2015. He played his first match for the under‑19s on 30 August 2016, captaining the side in a 1–0 victory against Slovakia. Cömert represented Switzerland at youth level before receiving his first senior call‑up in 2019. He made his senior international debut on 18 November that year, coming on as a second‑half substitute for Manuel Akanji in a 6–1 win over Gibraltar during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. He was later included in Switzerland’s squad for UEFA Euro 2020, where the team reached the quarter‑finals, although he remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament. On 20 May 2026, Cömert was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 11 July 2026

FC Basel U18

Swiss U-18 Cup: 2014–15 FC Basel

Swiss Super League: 2015–16, 2016–17 Swiss Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19 Individual

Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21