Background
Frei was born in Feldkirch, Austria to a Turkish father and a Moroccan mother and was raised in Switzerland.
Frei was born in Feldkirch, Austria to a Turkish father and a Moroccan mother and was raised in Switzerland.
Club career
Frei made his first team début on 7 July 2011 in Fulham"s Europa League first qualifying round, second leg match against NSÍ Runavík of the Faroe Islands, where he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute replacing Andrew Johnson. Following his debut, Huw Jennings gave his thoughts about Frei debut to Fulham.com:
Frei then went on to make his first start for Fulham, playing on the right wing in the Europa League second qualifying round, first leg match against Crusaders in Belfast on 14 July 2011, receiving a yellow card in the 62nd minute. He made his first start in English competition in a League Cup third round fixture away to Chelsea on 21 September 2011 and made his Premier League début on 10 December 2011, coming on a substitute for Mousa Dembélé in an away match against Swansea City.
Fulham lost the match 2–0.
Frei scored his first senior goal for Fulham in the Europa League 2–2 draw against Odense BK at Craven Cottage, side footing home from a Dembélé through ball. On 16 March 2012, Frei signed a contract extension with Fulham, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.
A week later, Frei started in Fulham"s 0–1 loss at Old Trafford against Manchester United. He was replaced by Bryan Ruiz in the 67th minute.
On 26 October 2012, Frei joined Cardiff City on loan until 2 December.
His first appearance was against Burnley, coming on in the 83rd minute for Craig Noone. On 22 November, Frei was recalled to Fulham after 3 appearances. Frei joined Turkish club Beşiktaş on 6 September 2013, signing a five-year deal.
International career
Kerim Frei switched national team allegiances from Switzerland to Turkey in June 2012.
He represented Turkey at the 2013 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.