Wilfried Zaha

Ivorian footballer (born 1992)

Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (born 10 November 1992) is a footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace. He also plays for the Ivorian national team.[4]

Wilfried Zaha
Zaha playing for Crystal Palace in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Galatasaray
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2010 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Crystal Palace 110 (12)
2013–2015 Manchester United 2 (0)
2013Crystal Palace (loan) 16 (1)
2014Cardiff City (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015Crystal Palace (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2023 Crystal Palace 291 (68)
2023– Galatasaray 4 (1)
National team
2011 England U19 2 (0)
2012–2013 England U21 13 (2)
2012–2013 England 2 (0)
2017– Ivory Coast 33 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:19, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Biography

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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.

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2009–10[10] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11[11] Championship 41 1 1 0 2 0 44 1
2011–12[12] Championship 41 6 0 0 7 3 48 9
2012–13[c][13] Championship 43 6 2 0 2 0 3[d] 2 50 8
Total 126 13 3 0 11 3 3 2 143 18
Manchester United 2013–14[14] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1[e] 0 4 0
2014–15[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Cardiff City (loan) 2013–14[14] Premier League 12 0 1 0 13 0
Crystal Palace 2014–15[c][15] Premier League 31 4 3 0 1 0 35 4
2015–16[16] Premier League 34 2 6 2 3 1 43 5
2016–17[17] Premier League 35 7 0 0 2 0 37 7
2017–18[18] Premier League 29 9 0 0 0 0 29 9
2018–19[19] Premier League 34 10 2 0 0 0 36 10
2019–20[20] Premier League 38 4 0 0 1 0 39 4
2020–21[21] Premier League 30 11 1 0 0 0 31 11
2021–22[22] Premier League 33 14 3 1 1 0 37 15
2022–23[23] Premier League 27 7 1 0 0 0 28 7
Total 291 68 16 3 8 1 315 72
Crystal Palace total 417 81 19 3 19 4 3 2 458 90
Galatasaray 2023–24 Süper Lig 27 9 3 0 9[f] 1 0 0 38 10
Career total 458 90 23 3 20 4 9 1 4 2 514 100
  1. Includes FA Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Part of this season was spent on loan from Manchester United
  4. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 October 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 2 0
Ivory Coast 2017 8 2
2018 1 0
2019 8 3
2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 10 0
2023 2 0
Total 33 5
Career total 35 5
As of match played 19 November 2022. Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zaha goal.[24]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 January 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2   Uganda 2–0 3–0 Friendly [25]
2 24 March 2017 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia 6   Russia 2–0 2–0 Friendly [26]
3 1 July 2019 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 14   Namibia 3–1 4–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [27]
4 8 July 2019 Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt 15   Mali 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [28]
5 13 October 2019 Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France 17   DR Congo 3–1 3–1 Friendly [29]

Honours

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Crystal Palace

Manchester United

Galatasaray

Individual

References

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  6. "Wilfried Zaha agrees to join England squad for Sweden friendly". the Guardian. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. "Wilfried Zaha – prince from the Palace now mixing with England royalty". the Guardian. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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  9. www.holmesdale.net, Holmesdale Online. "All-time top scorers". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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  11. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  12. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  13. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  16. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  17. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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  19. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  20. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  21. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  22. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  23. "Games played by Wilfried Zaha in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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  28. "Mali 0–1 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  29. "Ivory Coast 3–1 DR Congo". Sky Sports. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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  31. Rostance, Tom (11 August 2013). "Man Utd 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016.
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