#6Defensive Midfield

Denis Zakaria

SwitzerlandAge29

Market Value€25.00m

AS Monaco

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Contract & Agent

Contract Until

2028-06-30

Market Value

€25.00m

Career Achievements

Zakaria won the Swiss Super League with Young Boys in 2018 and the Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2021. He also helped Chelsea win the FIFA Club World Cup in 2022 during a loan spell.

Biography

Denis Zakaria is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AS Monaco. He began his senior career at BSC Young Boys before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach, and later had spells at Juventus and Chelsea. Zakaria has earned over 50 caps for the Swiss national team, representing them at multiple major tournaments including the UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup.

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 attacks and provides a strong shield for the backline, though his passing range and creativity in possession can be inconsistent. His tactical discipline and work rate make him a reliable option in a double pivot or as a lone defensive midfielder.

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