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Wilfried Zaha
Personal information
Full name Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2009 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Crystal Palace 98 (11)
International career‡
2011 England U19 2 (0)
2012– England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:07, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born 10 November 1992) is a footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a winger, but he can also play as a striker. Zaha was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and moved to Thornton Heath, South London with his family when he was four years old.[2][3]

Club career

Crystal Palace

2009–10

Zaha was given his debut at home to Cardiff City on 27 March 2010 by then caretaker manager Paul Hart with a late 10-minute entry.[4]

2010–11

He quickly progressed through the ranks at Crystal Palace and became a key member of the first team during the 2010–11 pre-season friendlies. On 7 August, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 win over Leicester City.[5] Speaking after this match, Palace defender Paddy McCarthy praised Zaha and compared him to Victor Moses. Zaha assisted Kieron Cadogan in the home game against Queens Park Rangers and James Vaughan in the away game at Watford.[6] On 12 April 2011, he was sent off in the 95th minute against Leicester City for an alleged stamp on Patrick van Aanholt but it was later rescinded.[7] Zaha ended the season playing a total of 44 games, while scoring 1 goal and having 2 assists in all competitions.[8][9][10]

2011–12

Zaha started the 2011–12 season by scoring two goals in a League Cup game on 23 August 2011 at home to Crawley Town.[11] On 30 November, Zaha impressed in Crystal Palace's 2–1 shock win over Manchester United in the League Cup, constantly sneaking through the United defence and in January, attracting interest from Liverpool and Manchester United.

In March 2012, Zaha was voted The Football League's Young Player of the Year.[12]

In the latter part of the season, manager Dougie Freedman opted to play Zaha as a striker and on 21 April he scored in a 2–2 draw with Reading, in a game that saw Reading secure the Championship title.[13] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Zaha was voted Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year for a second time in a row. During this season, he played a total of 49 games while scoring 9 goals and having 5 assists.[14][15][16]

2012–13

Zaha started the season brightly, getting an assist in the League Cup against Exeter and winning a penalty in the first league game against Watford. Although Palace lost their first three league games, Zaha often stood out. Palace finally started winning and gained 16 points from a possible 18, Zaha scored his first 2 goals of the season against Wolves on 2 October 2012. He then scored 2 goals in a game again, 4 days later, in a 4–3 win over Burnley. By November, Palace were top of the Championship after a 2-1 win against Leicester, a 2-0 win against Blackburn and a 5-0 trashing of Ipswich Town.

International career

Zaha is eligible to represent both Côte d'Ivoire and England, the former because it was where he was born and the latter because it is where he grew up.[17] His success over the course of his first full season resulted in a call-up to the England under-19 side for their game against Germany in February 2011. He was called up to the under-21 team on 23 February 2012.[18] He made his debut in a 4–0 win against Belgium on 29 February, assisting Henri Lansbury for the third goal.[19] On 11 November 2012, Zaha was called up to the senior team by manager Roy Hodgson for a friendly match against Sweden on 14 November.[20]

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2012[21]
Club Season League Cup Europe Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Crystal Palace 2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 1 0 0
2010–11 41 1 2 3 0 0 - - - - - - 44 1 2
2011–12 41 6 2 7 3 3 - - - - - - 48 9 5
2012–13 15 4 2 2 0 1 - - - - - - 17 4 3
Career totals 98 11 6 12 3 4 - - - - - - 110 14 10

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 450. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ Fifield, Dominic; Taylor, Daniel (11 November 2012). "Wilfried Zaha agrees to join England squad for Sweden friendly". www.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ^ Fifield, Dominic (12 November 2012). "Wilfried Zaha – prince from the Palace now mixing with England royalty". www.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace 3–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. ^ Kay, Alex (8 August 2010). "Wilfred Zaha gives Eagles reason to believe". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Leicester 1–1 Crystal Palace" 12 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Crystal Palace 2010–11 appearance statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Crystal Palace 2010–11 goal statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Crystal Palace 2010–11 assist statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Crystal Palace 2–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  12. ^ Football League Awards winners announced Football League, 11 March 2012
  13. ^ "Reading 2–2 Crystal Palace" BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Crystal Palace 2011–12 appearance statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Crystal Palace 2011–12 goal statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Crystal Palace 2011–12 assist statistics". The Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  17. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2109427/Stuart-Pearce-tells-Wilfried-Zaha-stick-England.html
  18. ^ "Zaha earns first U21s call" The FA.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  19. ^ "England 4–0 Belgium" BBC Sport. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  20. ^ "England squad update" The FA.com. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  21. ^ Wilfried Zaha at Soccerbase


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