Wilfried Zaha

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Wilfried Zaha
Wilfried Zaha 17-12-2016 1.jpg
Zaha in the jersey of Crystal Palace (2017)
Personnel
Surname Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha
birthday November 10, 1992
place of birth Abidjan ,  Ivory Coast
size 180 cm
position Striker , winger
Juniors
Years station
2002-2009 Crystal Palace
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2009-2013 Crystal Palace 126 (13)
2013-2014 Manchester United 2 0(0)
2014 →  Cardiff City  (loan) 12 0(0)
2014– Crystal Palace 185 (35)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2011 England U19 2 0(0)
2012-2013 England U21 13 0(1)
2012-2013 England 2 0(0)
2017– Ivory Coast 8 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.
As of January 11, 2020

2 As of December 10, 2018

Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born November 10, 1992 in Abidjan ) is an English - Ivorian football player who is under contract with Crystal Palace . He initially ran for English youth national teams; Zaha has been playing for the Ivorian national team since 2017 .

background

Wilfried Zaha was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. From the age of four he grew up in London . In addition to the British he also has the Ivorian citizenship.

Career

Crystal Palace

Originally from the youth academy of Crystal Palace Wilfried Zaha made his debut on March 27, 2010 for the first team in the Football League Championship 2009/10 (1: 2 home defeat against Cardiff City). His club had filed for bankruptcy during the season and was then punished with a deduction of ten points. Because of this point deduction, the club was in danger of relegation, but narrowly secured relegation.

In the 2010/11 season, Zaha (41 league games / 1 goal) earned a regular place in the team coached by George Burley , which he kept after Burley's dismissal under his successor and previous assistant coach Dougie Freedman . The young winger also played 41 league games in the Football League Championship 2011/12 and increased his goal count to six goals. In March 2012, 19-year-old Zaha was voted “Young Player of the Year” in the Football League . After three years in the relegation battle of the Football League Championship , Zaha rose to the Premier League with Crystal Palace in the 2012/13 season .

On January 25, 2013, Zaha moved to the first division club Manchester United for a transfer fee of around £ 10 million . However, he ended the season on loan at Crystal Palace. After Zaha could not prevail at first, he was loaned to Cardiff City on January 31, 2014 until the end of the 2013/14 season.

In late August 2014, Zaha returned to Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the 2014/15 season . In early February 2015, Zaha signed a contract with Crystal Palace until the summer of 2020, the transfer fee should have been at least three million pounds. In London he quickly fought for a regular place on his return.

National team

Wilfried Zaha was appointed to the England U-21 national team for the first time on February 23, 2012 . On February 29, 2012, he played his first international game for the U-21s in a 4-0 home win over Belgium.

On November 14, 2012, he played his first international match for England's senior team (2: 4 defeat in Sweden) after his substitution in the 85th minute for Raheem Sterling .

In November 2016, the Ivorian Football Association announced that Zaha had applied to FIFA to change associations. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team in preparation for the 2017 African Cup - again against Sweden. He scored his first international goal a few days later in another friendly against Uganda .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilfried Zaha agrees to join England squad for Sweden friendly (The Guardian)
  2. ↑ Crystal Palace - Cardiff 1-2 (BBC Sport)
  3. ↑ Crystal Palace deducted 10 points (BBC Sport)
  4. ↑ Zaha is Young Player of The Year (The Football League)
  5. ↑ manutd.com: Deal agreed for Wilfried Zaha , January 25, 2013, accessed on January 25, 2013
  6. ↑ cpfc.co.uk: Zaha's United Move Agreed , January 25, 2013, accessed January 25, 2013
  7. ↑ Manchester United winger joins on loan deal until end of season
  8. ^ Zaha Re-Joins Palace On Loan
  9. ↑ Wilfried Zaha rejoins Crystal Palace on permanent deal from Manchester United , Guardian article from February 2, 2015
  10. ↑ Zaha earns first U21s call (The FA)
  11. ↑ England - Belgium 4-0 (BBC Sport)
  12. ↑ David Ornstein: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four goals - including an amazing overhead kick - as Sweden marked the opening of their new stadium with victory over England. In: bbc.co.uk. November 14, 2012, accessed March 14, 2013 .
  13. ↑ skysports.com: Wilfried Zaha swaps England for the Ivory Coast (Nov. 27, 2016)
  14. ↑ bbc.com: Zaha provides an assist on his debut as Ivory Coast win friendly (Jan. 8, 2017)
  15. ↑ goal.com: Wifred Zaha scores first goal for Ivory Coast (Jan. 11, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Zaha, Wilfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zaha, Dazet Wilfried Armel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English-Ivorian football player
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Abidjan , Ivory Coast