Denis Zakaria

Denis Zakaria is exactly the type of footballer I love to watch develop. Born in Geneva and standing 191 cm, he is a defensive midfielder with the rare blend of physical dominance and the technique to carry the ball forward, now captaining Monaco in Ligue 1 and anchoring the Swiss national side. The captaincy tells me coaches trust his temperament as much as his legs. I am drawn to players who do the unglamorous work that holds a team together, the ones whose influence shows up in the shape of a match rather than the highlight reel. He is a quietly essential player.

Name (English)

Denis Zakaria

Name (Japanese)

デニス・ザカリア

Reading

でにす・ざかりあ

Born

November 20, 1996 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis%20Zakaria
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21066260

Tags

• Canton of Geneva
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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