Denis Zakaria

Zakaria's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 50. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Monaco · 5th	1	0	0	7.2	50	38
2025/26	Monaco · 7th	24	2	1	6.86	50	38
2024/25	Monaco · 3rd	27	6	4	7.19	69	38
2023/24	Monaco · 2nd	25	4	0	7.14	73	45
2022/23	ChelseaLoan · 12th	7	0	0	6.56	66	3
2022/23	Juventus · 7th	2	0	0	6.95	62	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Switzerland · international

Side	Apps	G
Switzerland	61	1
Switzerland U21	8	0
Switzerland U19	5	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Zakaria is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Monaco, rated 49.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zakaria.

On the season, Zakaria graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.117 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 29 Zakaria is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

49.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

38.1

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

66.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.12

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.12

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 49.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.089

Assists / 900.044

Goal contribution / 900.133

Defensive actions / 904.117

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.221

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~37), then tapers with age. At 29, Zakaria sits on 20.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zakaria's projected Rating — 49.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions40

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€41M total transfer fees · 6 moves

MonacoAug 2023 – now€ 20M

Juventus(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Chelsea(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

JuventusJan 2022 – Sept 2022€ 8.6M

Borussia MönchengladbachJul 2017 – Jan 2022€ 12M

BSC Young BoysJul 2015 – Jul 2017€ 400K

Servette FCuntil Jul 2015

About D. Zakaria

Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Monaco, born on November 20, 1996 in Genève, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Switzerland. Monaco currently sit 5th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, D. Zakaria has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-0 win away at Le Havre (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 20, 2026: 3-2 win away at Gornik Zabrze (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)

D. Zakaria's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Monaco face Marseille at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Zakaria at 49.8 with a Season form score of 38.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Trofeo Joan Gamper. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Zakaria has totalled 276 club appearances with 28 goals and 11 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 31 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

D. Zakaria's career has also included time at Juventus, Chelsea, Borussia Mönchengladbach, BSC Young Boys and Servette FC.

On the international stage, D. Zakaria has represented Switzerland, Switzerland U21, Switzerland U19 — 74 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.