#6Midfielders

Denis Zakaria

Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado

SwitzerlandAge29Defensive Midfield

Market Value€25.00m

AS Monaco· Ligue 1

Played

Goals

Assists

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90min blocks

FIFA AttributesEA FC

AS Monaco

81Overall

81Potential

-Value

-Wage

Pace80

Shooting67

Passing74

Dribbling77

Defending80

Physical85

Height190cmWeight81kgPreferred FootRightWeak Foot★★★☆☆Skill Moves★★★☆☆

Pace

Acceleration72

Sprint Speed86

Shooting

Positioning-

Finishing64

Shot Power80

Long Shots69

Volleys46

Penalties48

Passing

Vision74

Crossing68

FK Accuracy46

Short Passing82

Long Passing79

Curve63

Dribbling

Agility67

Balance61

Reactions78

Ball Control80

Dribbling78

Composure82

Defending

Interceptions79

Heading Accuracy78

Def Awareness80

Stand Tackle82

Slide Tackle77

Physical

Jumping89

Stamina80

Strength87

Aggression86

Goalkeeper

Diving12

Handling12

Kicking7

GK Positioning13

Reflexes11

Position

Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Main Position

Defensive Midfield

Date of Birth

1996-11-20(29)

Height

1,89

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Genf

Citizenship

Switzerland

Contract & Agent

Joined

2023-08-14

Contract Until

2028-06-30

Agent

HCM Sports ... ✓

Outfitter

adidas

Market Value

€25.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-01

International

Switzerland

Career Achievements

Zakaria won the UEFA Europa League with Chelsea in the 2022–23 season. He also earned over 50 caps for the Swiss national team, representing them at multiple major tournaments including the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup.

Biography

Denis Zakaria is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, currently plying his trade in Ligue 1. He began his senior career at Servette before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he established himself as a key player. He later had spells at Juventus and Chelsea, winning the UEFA Europa League with the latter in 2023.

Playing Style

Zakaria is a powerful and athletic defensive midfielder known for his physical presence, tackling ability, and ball-winning skills. He excels at breaking up opposition play and shielding the backline, while also possessing decent passing range to initiate counter-attacks. His main weakness is occasional inconsistency in possession and a tendency to pick up injuries.

Market Value History

Season Stats (International Friendlies)

All seasons (72)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	International Friendlies	4	0	0	0	0	154
25/26	Coupe de France	3	0	2	2	0	270
25/26	Ligue 1	24	2	1	4	1	2034
25/26	UEFA Champions League	6	0	0	3	0	507
24/25	UEFA Nations League A	2	0	0	0	0	87
24/25	International Friendlies	2	0	0	1	0	135
24/25	Trophée des Champions	1	0	0	0	0	90
24/25	Coupe de France	0	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	Ligue 1	26	6	4	5	0	2148
24/25	UEFA Champions League	7	1	0	3	0	614
23/24	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	101
23/24	Coupe de France	3	0	0	1	0	241
23/24	Ligue 1	25	4	0	9	0	2142
22/23	UEFA Nations League A	2	0	0	1	0	33
22/23	Serie A	2	0	0	0	0	122
22/23	Premier League	7	0	0	0	0	413
22/23	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	90
22/23	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	45
22/23	European Qualifiers	7	0	1	2	0	583
22/23	UEFA Champions League	2	1	0	0	0	74
22/23	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	68
21/22	Bundesliga	16	2	1	4	0	1395
21/22	Serie A	9	1	1	1	0	596
21/22	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	90
21/22	DFB-Pokal	2	0	0	1	0	135
21/22	UEFA Champions League	1	0	0	0	0	9
21/22	Italy Cup	3	0	0	0	0	218
2025	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	2	0	0	0	0	27
2024	UEFA Euro	1	0	0	0	0	22
2022	World Cup	2	0	0	0	0	57
2021	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	7	0	0	2	0	423
2021	UEFA Euro	2	0	0	0	0	124
2019	UEFA Nations League Finals	2	0	0	0	0	130
2018	World Cup	2	0	1	1	0	49
2016	UEFA Euro	0	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	UEFA Nations League A	0	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Bundesliga	25	1	1	5	0	1420
20/21	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	145
20/21	DFB-Pokal	2	0	0	0	0	20
20/21	UEFA Champions League	5	0	0	1	0	291
19/20	Bundesliga	23	2	2	7	0	1947
19/20	UEFA Europa League	6	0	0	1	0	540
19/20	DFB-Pokal	2	0	0	1	0	180
18/19	UEFA Nations League A	4	1	1	1	0	274
18/19	Bundesliga	31	4	1	7	0	1957
18/19	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	134
18/19	European Qualifiers	8	2	1	2	0	690
18/19	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	0	0	15
17/18	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	1	0	0	1	0	90
17/18	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	180
17/18	Bundesliga	30	2	3	11	0	2305
17/18	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	90
17/18	DFB-Pokal	3	0	0	1	0	246
16/17	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	5	0	0	1	0	123
16/17	Swiss Cup	4	0	1	0	0	248
16/17	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	UEFA Europa League	5	0	0	2	0	440
16/17	UEFA Champions League Qualifying	2	0	0	1	0	107
16/17	Super League	23	1	1	6	0	1927
15/16	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	7	0	0	1	0	605
15/16	Swiss Cup	3	0	1	0	0	187
15/16	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	25
15/16	UEFA Europa League Qualifying	2	0	0	0	0	100
15/16	UEFA Champions League Qualifying	1	0	0	0	0	30
15/16	Super League	27	1	1	4	0	1849
14/15	UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers	5	1	0	2	0	363
14/15	International Friendlies	3	1	0	0	0	153
14/15	2. Liga interregional - Gruppe 1	13	1	0	2	0	1151
14/15	Challenge League	6	2	0	1	0	341
13/14	Schweizer Cup U18	3	0	0	0	0	262
13/14	Swiss U18 Elite League (bis 22/23)	24	7	0	2	0	1875
12/13	Swiss U17 Elite League	18	7	0	2	0	1590

National Team Matches (120)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-06-06	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	19	0	0	0
2026-05-31	Jordan	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Germany	🏠	3:4	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2025-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2025-11-15	Sweden	🏠	4:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2025-10-13	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2025-10-10	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2025-09-08	Slovenia	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	12	0	0	0
2025-09-05	Kosovo	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	15	0	0	0
2025-06-11	Switzerland	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-06-07	Switzerland	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Luxembourg	🏠	3:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2025-03-21	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2024-11-18	Switzerland	✈	3:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-11-15	Serbia	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-10-15	Denmark	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-09-08	Spain	🏠	1:4	UEFA Nations League A	62	0	0	0
2024-09-05	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	25	0	0	0
2024-07-06	Switzerland	✈	6:4	UEFA Euro	22	0	0	0
2024-06-29	Switzerland	✈	0:2	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2024-06-23	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2024-06-19	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2024-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2024-06-08	Austria	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-06-04	Estonia	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	25	0	0	0
2024-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	76	0	0	0
2023-11-21	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2023-11-18	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-11-15	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-10-15	Belarus	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Andorra	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2023-09-09	Switzerland	✈	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-06-19	Romania	🏠	2:2	European Qualifiers	75	0	0	0
2023-06-16	Switzerland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	74	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Israel	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	74	0	1	0
2023-03-25	Switzerland	✈	0:5	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2022-12-06	Switzerland	✈	6:1	World Cup	36	0	0	0
2022-12-02	Switzerland	✈	2:3	World Cup	21	0	0	0
2022-11-28	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2022-11-24	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2022-11-17	Switzerland	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Czechia	🏠	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	11	0	0	1
2022-09-24	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	22	0	0	0
2022-06-12	Portugal	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-06-09	Spain	🏠	0:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-06-05	Switzerland	✈	4:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-06-02	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-03-26	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-11-15	Bulgaria	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-10-12	Switzerland	✈	0:4	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-10-09	Northern Ireland	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	1
2021-09-08	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	86	0	0	1
2021-09-05	Italy	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	27	0	0	0
2021-09-01	Greece	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-07-02	Switzerland	✈	4:2	UEFA Euro	100	0	0	0
2021-06-28	Switzerland	✈	7:8	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2021-06-20	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2021-06-16	Switzerland	✈	3:0	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2021-06-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	24	0	0	0
2021-06-03	Liechtenstein	🏠	7:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-05-30	United States	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-03-31	Finland	🏠	3:2	International Friendlies	55	0	0	0
2021-03-28	Lithuania	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	25	0	0	0
2021-03-25	Switzerland	✈	1:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	15	0	0	0
2020-11-17	Switzerland	✈	0:3	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-11-14	Spain	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-11-11	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-10-13	Switzerland	✈	3:3	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-10-10	Switzerland	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-10-07	Croatia	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-09-06	Germany	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-09-03	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2019-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:6	European Qualifiers	60	0	0	0
2019-11-15	Georgia	🏠	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	1	0
2019-10-15	Republic of Ireland	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-10-12	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2019-09-08	Gibraltar	🏠	4:0	European Qualifiers	90	1	0	0
2019-09-05	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-06-09	Switzerland	✈	6:5	UEFA Nations League Finals	59	0	0	0
2019-06-05	Switzerland	✈	3:1	UEFA Nations League Finals	71	0	0	0
2019-03-26	Denmark	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2019-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:2	European Qualifiers	90	1	0	0
2018-11-18	Belgium	🏠	5:2	UEFA Nations League A	11	0	0	0
2018-11-14	Qatar	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	68	0	0	0
2018-10-15	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2018-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	83	0	0	0
2018-09-11	Switzerland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	66	0	0	0
2018-09-08	Iceland	🏠	6:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	1	0
2018-07-03	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-27	Switzerland	✈	2:2	World Cup	30	0	1	1
2018-06-22	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup	-	0	0	0
2018-06-17	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup	19	0	0	0
2018-06-08	Japan	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-06-03	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-03-27	Panama	🏠	6:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-11-12	Northern Ireland	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-11-09	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Switzerland	✈	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	45	0	0	1
2017-10-07	Hungary	🏠	5:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	17	0	0	0
2017-09-03	Switzerland	✈	0:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	13	0	0	0
2017-08-31	Andorra	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	24	0	0	0
2017-06-09	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-06-01	Belarus	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2017-03-25	Latvia	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-11-13	Faroe Islands	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-10-10	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	24	0	0	0
2016-10-07	Switzerland	✈	2:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-09-06	Portugal	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-06-25	Switzerland	✈	6:5	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2016-06-19	Switzerland	✈	0:0	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2016-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2016-06-11	Switzerland	✈	0:1	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2016-06-03	Moldova	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	13	0	0	0
2016-05-28	Belgium	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	12	0	0	0