Denis Zakaria
Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Zakaria joined BSC Young Boys in June 2015 from Servette FC for an undisclosed fee signing a four-year contract. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 18 July 2015 against FC Zürich in 1–1 away draw replacing Alexander Gerndt after 79 minutes.In June 2017, Zakaria signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was transferred as a replacement for Mahmoud Dahoud who left the club for Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee paid to Young Boys for Zakaria was reported as €10 million.
International career
Zakaria played for various Swiss youth national teams.He made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team in a friendly 1–2 loss to Belgium on 28 May 2016. He was part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships.
He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
Zakaria was born in Geneva, Switzerland to a South Sudanese mother and Congolese father.Career statistics
Club
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2018 | 9 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 10 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Total | 28 | 3 |
International goals
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zakaria goal.''| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | 8 September 2018 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 13 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A | ||
| 2 | 23 March 2019 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 19 | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | ||
| 3 | 8 September 2019 | Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland | 24 | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |