Wilfried Zaha
Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born 10 November 1992) is an Ivorian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace. He also plays for the Ivorian national team.[4]
 Zaha playing for Crystal Palace in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Crystal Palace | 110 | (12) |
| 2013–2015 | Manchester United | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2015– | Crystal Palace | 206 | (44) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | England U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | England | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Ivory Coast | 18 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 13 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:51, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Biography
Zaha was born in the Ivory Coast,[5] but grew up in England from the age of four. He made his debut for the England national team. He made only two appearances for England, the latter of which came in 2013. He made a decision of playing to his birth country (Ivory Coast).[6][7][8]
Zaha moved into the Crystal Palace first team from their academy. During his time at Selhurst Park he scored 18 goals in all competitions. He later transferred to Manchester United for an initial fee of £10 million. Zaha went to loan at Palace.[9]
In December 2021, Dark Real Estate Affair concerns a company founded by Wilfried Zaha and a scam has more than 20,000 pounds embezzled.
Honours
Crystal Palace
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2013[10]
- FA Cup runner-up: 2015–16
Manchester United
Individual
- Football League Young Player of the Month: October 2012[11]
- Football League Young Player of the Year: 2013
- PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 Championship[12]
- Crystal Palace Player of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Premier League Player of the Month: April 2018[13]
Wilfried Zaha Media
Zaha with Crystal Palace in 2012
Zaha in League Cup action for Palace against future loan club Cardiff, 2012
Zaha playing on loan for Cardiff City in 2014
Zaha (right) playing for Palace, 2017
Zaha playing for Ivory Coast at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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References
- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Wilfried Zaha". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha agrees to join England squad for Sweden friendly". the Guardian. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha – prince from the Palace now mixing with England royalty". the Guardian. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha was always destined to be star, say former teachers | T…". archive.is. 2013-05-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ www.holmesdale.net, Holmesdale Online. "All-time top scorers". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ↑ Fletcher, Paul (27 May 2013). Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592831.
- ↑ Football League award for Zaha. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/football-league-award-for-wilfried-zaha-8347044.html%3Famp. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards. 28 April 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22331030. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wilfried Zaha: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
Other websites
- Profile Archived 2019-07-06 at the Wayback Machine at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Wilfried Zaha career stats at Soccerbase
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