ɪn ðɪs ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən hiː wʌzɐ skwˈɑːd plˈeɪɚ, bˌʌt plˈeɪd mˈeɪnli fɚðɪ ˌɛfsˈiː bˈɑːzəl ˌʌndɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn z fɚðə fˈɜːst kˈʌpəl ʌv sˈiːzənz.
In this and the following season he was a squad player, but played mainly for the FC Basel Under-21s for the first couple of seasons.