Английская Википедия:Denis Zakaria

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Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (born 20 November 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team. He has also represented Switzerland internationally at youth level.

Club career

Servette

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a Congolese father and a South Sudanese mother, Zakaria first began playing for local club Servette.

Young Boys

Zakaria joined Young Boys in June 2015 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 18 July 2015 against FC Zürich in 1–1 away draw replacing Alexander Gerndt after 79 minutes.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In June 2017, Zakaria signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was transferred as a replacement for Mahmoud Dahoud who left the club for Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee paid to Young Boys for Zakaria was reported as €10 million. Zakaria scored a total of 11 goals in 125 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Juventus

On 31 January 2022, with six months remaining on his contract, Zakaria moved to Serie A club Juventus on a four-and-a-half-year contract, in a deal worth €8.6 million. On 6 February, Zakaria scored on his debut in the 61st minute, helping his side beat Hellas Verona 2–0.

Loan to Chelsea

On 1 September 2022, Zakaria was loaned to Premier League club Chelsea until the end of the 2022–23 season with an option of a permanent transfer at the end of the season. On 2 November 2022, Zakaria made his Chelsea debut in the club's final UEFA Champions League group stage match, scoring the winning goal of a 2–1 victory against Dinamo Zagreb.

Monaco

On 14 August 2023, Zakaria moved to Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year contract.

International career

Zakaria played for various Swiss youth national teams. He could have represented either Switzerland, South Sudan or Congo at a senior level due to being born in Switzerland and having a South Sudanese mother and a Congolese father.

Zakaria made his debut for the senior Switzerland national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Belgium on 28 May 2016. He was part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships. Zakaria was included in the 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In May 2019, Zakaria played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth. He was named in the 26-man Swiss squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 July 2021, he scored an own goal in the 8th minute of Switzerland's quarter-final match against Spain, which they went on to lose on penalties. His own goal is the fastest in European Championship history, breaking Wojciech Szczęsny’s record of 18 minutes vs Slovakia earlier in the same tournament.

Style of play

Due to his characteristics and playing style has led Zakaria to be compared with former France international Patrick Vieira as well as Paul Pogba. Zakaria has been described as a midfield powerhouse due to his pace, strength, athleticism and aggressive playing style. He is also known for being a composed passer and for making surging forward runs from midfield. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a central midfielder, in a holding role, or a box-to-box role, and has even played as a central defender.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cupШаблон:Efn		League cupШаблон:Efn		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Servette	2014–15	Swiss Challenge League	6	2	0	0	—		—		6	2
Young Boys	2015–16	Swiss Super League	27	1	3	0	—		3Шаблон:Efn	0	33	1
	2016–17	Swiss Super League	23	1	4	0	—		7Шаблон:Efn	0	34	1
	Total		50	2	7	0	—		10	0	67	2
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2017–18	Bundesliga	30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2018–19	Bundesliga	31	4	1	0	—		—		32	4
	2019–20	Bundesliga	23	2	2	0	—		6Шаблон:Efn	0	31	2
	2020–21	Bundesliga	25	1	2	0	—		5Шаблон:Efn	0	32	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	16	2	2	0	—		—		18	2
	Total		125	11	10	0	—		11	0	146	11
Juventus	2021–22	Serie A	9	1	3	0	—		1Шаблон:Efn	0	13	1
	2022–23	Serie A	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		11	1	3	0	—		1	0	15	1
Chelsea (loan)	2022–23	Premier League	7	0	1	0	1	0	2Шаблон:Efn	1	11	1
Monaco	2023–24	Ligue 1	18	3	3	0	—		—		21	3
Career total			216	19	24	0	1	0	24	1	265	20

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2016	3	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	9	1
	2019	10	2
	2020	0	0
	2021	12	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	7	0
Total		52	3

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zakaria goal.

List of international goals scored by Denis Zakaria

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Шаблон:Abbr
1	8 September 2018	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	13	Шаблон:Fb	2–0	6–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
2	23 March 2019	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	19	Шаблон:Fb	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3	8 September 2019	Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland	24	Шаблон:Fb	1–0	4–0

Honours

Individual

• Swiss Super League Young Player of the Year: 2016–17
• Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2016–17

External links

• Шаблон:NFT player
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