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Warren Zaïre-Emery
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Zaïre-Emery with Paris Saint-Germain in 2023
Personal information
Full name Warren Zaïre-Emery
Date of birth (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 11 (2)
International career‡
2021 France U16 2 (0)
2022– France U17 9 (2)
2022– France U18 2 (0)
2022– France U19 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2022 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

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]

Early life

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]

Club career

Already a standout player in Aubervilliers, Zaïre-Emery was quickly scouted by Paris Saint-Germain, 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 away to 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 home 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] On 7 January 2023, Zaïre-Emery made his first professional start for PSG in a 3–1 Coupe de France victory away to Châteauroux, thus becoming the youngest starter in the club's history.[17] He became the club's youngest starter in Ligue 1 in a 1–0 defeat away to Rennes eight days later.[18] Soon thereafter, on 1 February, he scored his first ever senior goal coming off the bench to cap off a 3–1 victory against Montpellier; in doing so he broke yet another record, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of PSG, aged 16 years and 330 days.[19]

International career

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.[20]

Style of play

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 February 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2022–23 Ligue 1 11 2 2 0 1[a] 0 0 0 14 2
Career total 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 2
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

France U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Warren Zaïre-Emery at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d Bouville, Hugo (14 April 2022). "PSG: qui est Warren Zaïre-Emery, le phénomène parisien de 16 ans promis à un brillant avenir". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Delaporte, Augustin; Guégan, Hervé (16 December 2021). "Warren Zaire-Emery, le surdoué du PSG". actufoot [fr]. Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Quarez, Benjamin (15 March 2022). "Warren Zaïre-Emery, 16 ans, le nouveau phénomène du PSG : «C'est sûrement ce que j'ai vu de mieux»". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c Delom, Hugo (3 January 2022). "Lavallée, El Hannach, Bodiang, Kari, Zaire-Emery... Qui sont les « titis » de demain du PSG ?". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Jaquin, Alexandre; Tanzi, Loïc (1 March 2022). "PSG-Séville: qui sont les nouveaux talents du PSG en Youth League?". RMC Ssport (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Aouna, Santi; Denis, Sebastien (6 May 2022). "PSG : ça brûle pour Warren Zaïre-Emery". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Chirat, Antoine (21 February 2022). "PSG : un titi devrait passer pro malgré les convoitises allemandes". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ^ Déchelotte, Arnaud (17 March 2022). "PSG : une pépite du club choisit Jorge Mendes comme agent !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  10. ^ Toison, Nicolas (18 March 2022). "Warren Zaire-Emery rejoint l'agent de Cristiano Ronaldo". Sportune (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Warren Zaire-Emery signs his first professional contract". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain V Quevilly Rouen" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Urawa Red Diamonds V Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Clermont vs. PSG - 6 August 2022". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Zaïre-Emery devient le plus jeune joueur de l'histoire du PSG" (in French). L'Équipe. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Zaïre-Emery the club's youngest player in the Champions League!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Warren Zaïre-Emery becomes the youngest starter in the club's history". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Another record for Warren Zaire-Emery!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  19. ^ @OptaJean (1 February 2023). "16&330 - A 16 ans et 330 jours, Warren Zaïre-Emery est devenu le plus jeune buteur de l'histoire de Paris en Ligue 1" (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Tanzi, Loïc (12 May 2022). "Euro U17: Tel, Zaire-Emery, Bitshiabu... les talents Scouting RMC à suivre". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Warren Zaïre-Emery et Océane Toussaint sacrés Titi d'Or 2022" (in French). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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