Warren Zaïre-Emery (born 8 March 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.[1]
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Full name | Warren Zaïre-Emery | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montreuil, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Aubervilliers | |||||||||||||||
2014– | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | France U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | France U17 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2022– | France U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
Warren Zaïre-Emery was born in Montreuil, growing up in Île-de-France. His father was also a footballer, having played with the Red Star in Seine-Saint-Denis.[2][3]
Warren started playing at Aubervilliers as a 4 years old, having to wait a year just to be old enough to take his first license there.[2][3]
Already a standout player in Aubervilliers, Zaïre-Emery was quickly scouted by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), signing with the club from the capital in 2014.[3]
In the Paris youth system, Zaïre-Emery always played in categories above his age, impressing his coaches at all levels. During the 2021–22 season, as he had only turned 15, he was the youngest player of the under-19 squad.[3][4][5][6] Despite his young age, Zaïre-Emery still managed to become a key player of the U19s, most notably in December 2021, when he was the standout performer of PSG in the UEFA Youth League: during the last group stage game, the midfielder helped his team to a 3–2 home win against Club Bruges with a goal and an assist—despite going into half-time with a 2–0 deficit—, narrowly qualifying his team directly to the round of 16.[3][7]
Still aged only 15, Zaïre-Emery was called by Mauricio Pochettino to the first team that season.[2][3] Attracting the attention of several other big European clubs while still yet to sign his first professional contract with Paris,[7][8] he joined Jorge Mendes's agency in March 2022.[9][10] On 15 July 2022, Zaïre-Emery signed his first professional contract with PSG, a three-year deal until 30 June 2025.[11] With new coach Christophe Galtier, Zaïre-Emery made his senior debut in a 2–0 friendly win over Quevilly-Rouen,[12] and was included in PSG's preseason tour in Japan, where he was in the starting lineup for a 3–0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds.[13]
On 6 August 2022, Zaïre-Emery made his official debut for PSG as a substitute in a 5–0 league win against Clermont.[14] His debut at the age of 16 years and 151 days made him the youngest player to appear in an official match for the club, a record which was previously held by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.[15] On 25 October, Zaïre-Emery made his UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute in a 7–2 victory over Maccabi Haifa. This made him the youngest player to appear in the Champions League for PSG, and the first born in 2006 to take the field in the competition.[16]
Of Martiniquais descent, Zaïre-Emery is a French youth international. In April 2022, he was selected with France under-17 team for the Euro 2022.[7] With this 2005 generation, he was the only 2006-born player of that squad.[17]
A defensive midfielder with a decent physique and remarkable technical abilities, Zaïre-Emery is both good at winning the ball and launching the plays, providing structure to its team plays, giving balance to the midfield.[4][3][5][7]
Good at reading the game, he is described as a player with a very mature personality on the pitch while still in his teenage years, able to often take his responsibilities but still maintaining a calm and disciplined attitude.[3][4][2][5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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