# Warren Zaïre-Emery
**Warren Zaïre-Emery** (full name Warren Marie Jean-Pierre Zaïre-Emery, born 2006 in Montreuil, France) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. A product of the PSG academy, he became the youngest player in the club's history when he debuted at 16 years, 4 months and 29 days in August 2022, and he went on to win multiple [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) titles and the [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league) with the club.[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) • [2](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/warren-zaiere-emery-youngest-player-to-play-for-paris-saint-germain-clermont-foot-63-ligue-1-2022-2023)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2006, Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis), France; 178 cm, 68 kg, right-footed[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) • [3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) |
| Club | Paris Saint-Germain (joined the club's pre-training center in April 2014); squad number 33[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) • [4](https://en.news.psg.fr/press-releases/first-team/warren-zaiere-emery-signs-his-first-professional-contract) • [3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) |
| PSG debut | 6 August 2022, as a substitute in a 5-0 win over Clermont, at 16 years, 4 months and 29 days, the youngest player in club history[2](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/warren-zaiere-emery-youngest-player-to-play-for-paris-saint-germain-clermont-foot-63-ligue-1-2022-2023) |
| Youth international | Won the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with France and was named player of the tournament[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) |
| Senior France debut | 18 November 2023, France 14-0 Gibraltar, in Euro 2024 qualifying, at 17 years and 255 days; 13 caps and 1 goal as of July 2026[5](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/warren-zaire-emery-a-young-star-shining-for-the-red-and-blue-paris-saint-germain-titi-centre-de-formation) • [3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) |
| Contract | Extended in April 2024 to 30 June 2029[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwS97qX49g) |
| Major honors | UEFA Champions League 2025 and 2026; Ligue 1 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; Coupe de France 2024 and 2025; Trophée des champions 2023, 2024 and 2025; UEFA Super Cup 2025 and 2026; FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025[3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) |
## Early life and youth career
Zaïre-Emery began playing football at the age of four at FCM Aubervilliers in the Paris suburbs, and joined the Paris Saint-Germain Pre-Training Centre in 2014, at about eight years old.[4](https://en.news.psg.fr/press-releases/first-team/warren-zaiere-emery-signs-his-first-professional-contract) • [6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwS97qX49g) The Montreuil-born midfielder was consistently promoted to older age groups throughout his youth development.[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery)
At 15 he was an undisputed starter for PSG's U19 side and helped the team reach the [UEFA Youth League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-youth-league) round of 16, making decisive contributions twice against Club Bruges. Over the course of 2021-22, he made 19 appearances in the French U19 championship, 8 in the Youth League, and a single appearance in the Coupe Gambardella, while netting 4 goals and setting up 3 more.[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) • [4](https://en.news.psg.fr/press-releases/first-team/warren-zaiere-emery-signs-his-first-professional-contract) In the summer of 2022, before his professional debut, he won the [UEFA European Under-17 Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-european-under-17-championship) with France and was named the tournament's best player.[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery)
## Paris Saint-Germain
**Breakthrough and precocity records.** Zaïre-Emery made his first-team debut on 6 August 2022, coming on as a substitute in PSG's 5-0 win over Clermont on Matchday 1 of Ligue 1 at the Stade Gabriel Montpied, becoming at 16 years, 4 months and 29 days the youngest player ever to feature for the club.[2](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/warren-zaiere-emery-youngest-player-to-play-for-paris-saint-germain-clermont-foot-63-ligue-1-2022-2023) In October 2022 he came off the bench in a 7-2 Champions League victory over Maccabi Haifa to become PSG's youngest-ever player in the competition.[7](https://www.espn.com/football/story/_/id/38846632/psgs-warren-zaire-emery-real-deal-17-heres-why) In February 2023, at 16 years and 343 days, he started PSG's Champions League round-of-16 clash against Bayern Munich, becoming the youngest player ever to start a Champions League knockout-stage game.[8](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/warren-zaire-emery-at-psg-202223-tactical-analysis-scout-report-tactics)
**Establishment in the first team.** Under coach [Luis Enrique](https://www.edgepedia.org/luis-enrique), appointed in 2023, Zaïre-Emery became a regular, and PSG's academy policy shifted toward relying on homegrown players; club president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi](https://www.edgepedia.org/nasser-al-khelaifi) and sports advisor Luis Campos framed the future squad as built on the campus rather than bought.[9](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/26/how-psg-wants-its-youth-academy-to-become-its-main-talent-supplier_6747849_9.html) In April 2024, at 18, he signed a contract extension to 30 June 2029, saying he had arrived at eight and had been at the club for ten years.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwS97qX49g) He was part of the PSG side that won the club's first Champions League title, beating [Inter Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/inter-milan) 5-0 in Munich on 31 May 2025, and retained the trophy in 2026; the French Football Federation credits him with Ligue 1 titles in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, two Coupes de France, three Trophées des champions, two UEFA Super Cups and the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.[3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) • [10](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/01/au-paris-saint-germain-une-jeunesse-pleine-de-promesses_6609930_3242.html) In the 2025-26 season he was PSG's most-used player with 56 appearances, playing both in midfield and at right back, with 90 percent pass effectiveness in the final third according to SofaScore data.[11](https://as.com/futbol/mundial/zaire-emery-sin-luis-enrique-no-es-lo-mismo-f202607-n/)
## Style of play
Zaïre-Emery is a versatile central midfielder described as a box-to-box or hybrid profile, capable of playing as a holding midfielder, in advanced midfield roles, and as a right back or right-sided defender when required.[1](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery) • [11](https://as.com/futbol/mundial/zaire-emery-sin-luis-enrique-no-es-lo-mismo-f202607-n/) Tactical analysis of his 2022-23 season highlighted his strength and composure on the ball and his habit of taking up positions between the opposition's defensive and midfield lines, which made him difficult to track.[8](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/warren-zaire-emery-at-psg-202223-tactical-analysis-scout-report-tactics) In his breakout season, among midfielders in Europe's top five leagues he ranked in the 82nd percentile for successful take-ons and the 84th percentile for progressive carries.[7](https://www.espn.com/football/story/_/id/38846632/psgs-warren-zaire-emery-real-deal-17-heres-why) A CIES Football Observatory comparison of holding midfielders found that his main contribution was in ground defense, with comparatively high involvement in distribution and take-ons relative to peers such as [Rico Lewis](https://www.edgepedia.org/rico-lewis).[12](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf) Thierry Henry, the former France forward who coached the French U21 side, said in 2023 that it was "just not normal to run the show" at 17 the way Zaïre-Emery did.[7](https://www.espn.com/football/story/_/id/38846632/psgs-warren-zaire-emery-real-deal-17-heres-why)
## International career
Zaïre-Emery progressed through every French youth selection, from U16 through U21, and captained France's U21 team at 17.[3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) • [13](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/player/psg-youngster-breaking-paris-mould-and-english-hearts-in-champions-league-the-boys-a-bit-special) He made his senior debut on 18 November 2023, starting in France's record 14-0 win over [Gibraltar](https://www.edgepedia.org/gibraltar) in Euro 2024 qualifying and scoring, at 17 years and 255 days, which made him France's youngest senior international since 1914; Julien Verbrugghe remains the youngest player in the history of the French national team.[3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) • [5](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/warren-zaire-emery-a-young-star-shining-for-the-red-and-blue-paris-saint-germain-titi-centre-de-formation) • [16](https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/precocious-camavinga-showing-promise-and-progress)
He was included in France's Euro 2024 squad at 18 but did not play in the tournament.[13](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/player/psg-youngster-breaking-paris-mould-and-english-hearts-in-champions-league-the-boys-a-bit-special) • [3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) At the 2026 World Cup he appeared in two matches, coming on against Morocco in the quarter-finals and starting the final against England on 18 July 2026 in Miami Gardens, which France lost 4-6.[3](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html) His standing with the national team has been more contested than his club status: competing with established midfielders such as [Aurélien Tchouaméni](https://www.edgepedia.org/aurelien-tchouameni) and [Adrien Rabiot](https://www.edgepedia.org/adrien-rabiot), he has often been left on the bench by coach [Didier Deschamps](https://www.edgepedia.org/didier-deschamps), a situation French and Spanish media noted as anomalous given his role at PSG.[11](https://as.com/futbol/mundial/zaire-emery-sin-luis-enrique-no-es-lo-mismo-f202607-n/) • [14](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/08/27/maghnes-akliouche-nouvel-invite-adrien-rabiot-dans-le-groupe-la-liste-de-didier-deschamps-pour-les-premiers-matchs-qualificatifs-de-l-equipe-de-france-pour-la-coupe-du-monde-2026_6636456_3242.html)
## Recognition
The CIES Football Observatory estimated his market value at €99.8-104.6 million with a contract running to 2029, and in 2025 PSG named him, alongside Sakina Karchaoui, an ambassador for the club's community program.[12](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf) • [15](https://media.psg.fr/image/upload/v1764773960/PSG_DP25ANS_EN_5_rtttve.pdf) PSG's own profile describes him, at 20, as an indispensable player and a role model for the academy's younger prospects.[5](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/warren-zaire-emery-a-young-star-shining-for-the-red-and-blue-paris-saint-germain-titi-centre-de-formation)
## References
1. [Warren Zaïre-Emery, Paris Saint-Germain official squad profile](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/warren-zaire-emery)
2. [Zaïre-Emery, the club's youngest player!, Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/warren-zaiere-emery-youngest-player-to-play-for-paris-saint-germain-clermont-foot-63-ligue-1-2022-2023)
3. [Warren ZAÏRE-EMERY, Fédération Française de Football player file](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10466-zaire-emery-warren/fiche.html)
4. [Warren Zaïre-Emery signs his first professional contract, PSG press release](https://en.news.psg.fr/press-releases/first-team/warren-zaiere-emery-signs-his-first-professional-contract)
5. [Warren Zaïre-Emery: a young star shining for the Red and Blue, PSG](https://www.psg.fr/en/content/warren-zaire-emery-a-young-star-shining-for-the-red-and-blue-paris-saint-germain-titi-centre-de-formation)
6. ['IT'S A DREAM THAT I AM LIVING WITH MY CLUB' Warren Zaïre-Emery #WARREN2029, PSG on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwS97qX49g)
7. [PSG's Warren Zaïre-Emery is the real deal at 17. Here's why, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/football/story/_/id/38846632/psgs-warren-zaire-emery-real-deal-17-heres-why)
8. [Warren Zaïre-Emery at PSG 2022/23: scout report, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/warren-zaire-emery-at-psg-202223-tactical-analysis-scout-report-tactics)
9. [How PSG wants its youth academy to become its main talent supplier, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2025/11/26/how-psg-wants-its-youth-academy-to-become-its-main-talent-supplier_6747849_9.html)
10. [Au Paris Saint-Germain, une jeunesse pleine de promesses, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/06/01/au-paris-saint-germain-une-jeunesse-pleine-de-promesses_6609930_3242.html)
11. [Zaïre-Emery: sin Luis Enrique no es lo mismo, AS](https://as.com/futbol/mundial/zaire-emery-sin-luis-enrique-no-es-lo-mismo-f202607-n/)
12. [Monthly Report 98, CIES Football Observatory](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf)
13. [PSG youngster breaking Paris mould and English hearts in Champions League, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/player/psg-youngster-breaking-paris-mould-and-english-hearts-in-champions-league-the-boys-a-bit-special)
14. [La liste de Didier Deschamps pour les premiers matchs qualificatifs, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/08/27/maghnes-akliouche-nouvel-invite-adrien-rabiot-dans-le-groupe-la-liste-de-didier-deschamps-pour-les-premiers-matchs-qualificatifs-de-l-equipe-de-france-pour-la-coupe-du-monde-2026_6636456_3242.html)
15. [Two new ambassadors to represent PSG for Communities, PSG media](https://media.psg.fr/image/upload/v1764773960/PSG_DP25ANS_EN_5_rtttve.pdf)
16. [Precocious Camavinga showing promise and progress](https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/precocious-camavinga-showing-promise-and-progress)
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