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Warren Zaïre-Emery (born 8 March 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

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.

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.

Club career

Already a standout player in Aubervilliers, Zaïre-Emery was quickly scouted by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), signing with the club from the capital in 2014.

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. 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 0–2 deficit—, narrowly qualifying his team directly to the round of 16.

Still aged only 15, Zaïre-Emery was called by Mauricio Pochettino to the first team that season. Attracting the attention of several other big European clubs while still yet to sign his first professional contract with Paris, he joined Jorge Mendes's agency in March 2022. On 15 July 2022, Zaïre-Emery signed his first professional contract with PSG, a three-year deal until 30 June 2025. With new coach Christophe Galtier, Zaïre-Emery made his senior debut in a 2–0 friendly win over Quevilly-Rouen, 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.

On 6 August 2022, Zaïre-Emery made his official debut for PSG in a 5–0 league win against Clermont. 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.

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. With this 2005 generation, he was the only 2006-born player of that squad.

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.

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.

Honours

France U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2022

References

1. Warren Zaïre-Emery at Soccerway
2. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. 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)
17. "Final: France 2–1 Netherlands: Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

External links

• Warren Zaïre-Emery at Soccerway
• Warren Zaïre-Emery at the French Football Federation (in French)

• 2006 births
• Living people
• Black French sportspeople
• French people of Martiniquais descent
• Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
• Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
• French footballers
• France youth international footballers
• Association football midfielders
• Ligue 1 players
• FCM Aubervilliers players
• Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players