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Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (born 20 November 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea, on loan from Juventus, and the Switzerland national team.

Denis Zakaria

Personal information
Full name	Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	Chelsea (on loan from Juventus)
Number	20
Youth career
2004–2015	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Servette	6	(2)
2015–2017	Young Boys	50	(2)
2017–2022	Borussia Mönchengladbach	125	(11)
2022–	Juventus	11	(1)
2022–	→ Chelsea (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2014–2015	Switzerland U19	8	(2)
2015–2016	Switzerland U21	8	(0)
2016–	Switzerland	42	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 2 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Servette

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a South Sudanese father and Congolese mother,[4] Zakaria first began playing for local club Servette.[5]

Young Boys

Zakaria joined Young Boys in June 2015 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] Zakaria scored a total of 11 goals in 125 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]

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,[5][9] in a deal worth €4.5 million.[5] On 6 February, Zakaria scored on his debut in the 61st minute, helping his side beat Hellas Verona 2–0.[10]

Loan to Chelsea

On 1 September 2022, Zakaria was loaned to Premier League club Chelsea till the end of the 2022–23 season with an option of a permanent transfer at the end of the season.[11] 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.[12]

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 father and a Congolese mother.[13]

Zakaria made his debut for the senior Switzerland national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Belgium on 28 May 2016.[14] He was part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships.[14] Zakaria was included in the 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[15]

In May 2019, Zakaria played in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth.[16] He was named in the 26-man Swiss squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[17] On 2 July 2021, he scored an own goal in Switzerland's quarter-final match against Spain, which they went on to lose on penalties.[18]

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.[19] Zakaria has been described as a midfield powerhouse due to his pace, strength, athleticism and aggressive playing style.[20] He is also known for being a composed passer and for making surging forward runs from midfield.[21] 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.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2022[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		33	1
	2016–17	Swiss Super League	23	1	4	0	—		7[lower-alpha 4]	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	—		6[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		31	2
	2020–21	Bundesliga	25	1	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 6]	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	—		1[lower-alpha 6]	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	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	1	—		2	1
Career total			191	16	20	0	1	0	23	1	0	0	235	17

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[24]

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	2	0
Total		42	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	Ref.
1	8 September 2018	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	13	Iceland	2–0	6–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	[25]
2	23 March 2019	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	19	Georgia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification	[26]
3	8 September 2019	Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland	24	Gibraltar	1–0	4–0		[27]

References

External links

• Denis Zakaria at National-Football-Teams.com
• Denis Zakaria at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Denis Zakaria

Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (* 20. November 1996 in Genf) ist ein Schweizer Fussballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht als Leihspieler von Juventus Turin beim FC Chelsea unter Vertrag und ist Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Denis Zakaria

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[es] Denis Zakaria

Denis Zakaria (Ginebra, Suiza, 20 de noviembre de 1996) es un futbolista suizo que juega en la posición de centrocampista para el Chelsea F. C. de la Premier League.[1]

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[fr] Denis Zakaria

Denis Zakaria, né le 20 novembre 1996 à Genève en Suisse, est un joueur de football international suisse, qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à Chelsea en prêt de la Juventus.

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[it] Denis Zakaria

Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (IPA: [də.ni zakaˈʁja]; Ginevra, 20 novembre 1996) è un calciatore svizzero di origini congolesi-sudsudanesi, centrocampista del Chelsea, in prestito dalla Juventus, e della nazionale svizzera.

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[ru] Закариа, Денис

Денис Леми Закариа Лако Ладо (нем. Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado; род. 20 ноября 1996[1], Женева) — швейцарский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Ювентус», выступающий на правах аренды за «Челси» и национальной сборной Швейцарии.

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