Paris Saint-Germain has been embroiled in problems ranging from the injury to crucial players to their recent crucial defeat of 1-0 to Bayern Munich in their round of 16 match of the Champions League despite the presence of players like Lionel Messi and Neymar on pitch.
However, in their clash against Bayern, the 16-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery made it into the starting XI of PSG under boss Christophe Galtier due to his stunning performances in the youth categories. Emery has given Galtier and co. an optimistic approach to the rest of 2023.
Who is Warren Zaire-Emery
Zaire-Emery is a French professional footballer who was offered his first ever professional contract by Paris Saint-Germain earlier during the summer following his victory of the Under-17 European Championship with the French national team.
Warren Zaire-Emery’s stats
| Competition | App | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | |
| Ligue 1 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 252′ |
| Champions League | 2 | – | – | – | – | 68′ |
| Coupe de France | 2 | – | – | – | – | 117′ |
| UEFA Youth League | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 90′ |
What is Warren Zaire-Emery’s age?
Warren Zaire-Emery is just 16 years and 4 months old and become the youngest ever player in history to debut for PSG, displacing the 16 years and 7 months old Bitshiabu. Emery has already made 15 appearances for the club at this age, starting for the squad at four occasions.
What are the records broken or set by Warren Zaire-Emery?
The versatile midfielder became the youngest player in history to start a Champions League knockout match. The 16-year-old also holds the record for the youngest player ever to score a goal for the Parisians in his match against Montpellier coming off the bench to aid in their 3-1 win.
Earlier, Emery had a place in the Starting XI of the club’s crowed midfield again in a big league match against Monaco, where although they lost 3-1, the 16-year-old lodged his name once again in the scoresheet, proving his worth to his club.
Zaire-Emery seems to have great potential and could secure PSG’s future and Christophe Galtier seems to think no less of him because of his age, and stated that if a 16 or 17-year-old was in a better form than the rest, he will play.
