Denis ZakariaCM#6

Monaco·Ligue 1·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

29 years(20/11/1996)1,89mrightSwitzerland, DR CongoContract until 30/06/2028

6.83Rating44 matches in 12 months

€25.00mMarket value#3 in Monaco · #28 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 108.116.8

Ligue 122.116

UEFA Champio26.116.6

UEFA Champio09.126.6

Ligue 114.126.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov

6.90Dec

7.10Jan

7.00Feb

6.90Mar

6.50Apr

6.60May

6.60Jun

6.80Jul

7.00Aug

6.90Sep

Oct

Club matchesMonaco

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1H

Lens—Prediction 12 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1A

Strasbourg—Prediction 04 Sept · 20:05Ligue 1A

Paris Saint GermainW2:1Prediction 30 Aug · 19:45Ligue 1H

MarseilleW2:0Prediction 27 Aug · 17:45UEFA Europa Conference LeagueH

Gornik ZabrzeW4:1Prediction

Key statsLigue 1

Goals08 of 30Rank

xG0.040.01 / 9017 of 30Rank

Assists011 of 30Rank

xA0.0027 of 30Rank

Shots51.03 / 9011 of 30Rank

Shots on target360%2 of 30Rank

Key passes030 of 30Rank

Pass accuracy92.4%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Ligue 1, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking46

Technique49

Tactical70

Defending70

Creativity46

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

Set pieces

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0038%

xG0.0645%

Shots1.0345%

Shots on target0.6283%

Conversion %038%

Big chances missed0.0067%

Dribbles1.0376%

Fouls won0.6228%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0033%

xA0.023%

Key passes0.000%

Big chances created0.0028%

Accurate passes37.5755%

Pass accuracy %92.497%

Final third passes5.7810%

Long balls1.0314%

Crosses0.0013%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.4434%

Interceptions0.8341%

Clearances2.6886%

Blocks1.24100%

Aerial duels won0.4138%

Duels won3.5138%

Recoveries2.8910%

Dribbled past0.0098%

Fouls1.2443%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 29 midfielders · Ligue 1 · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 436′

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84%

Adama CamaraParis FC · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.70Rating0G0A29age 80%

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Himad AbdelliMarseille · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.84Rating0G0A26age 75%

Axel WitselNice · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.53Rating0G0A37age 75%

Pierre Lees-MelouParis FC · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.56Rating0G0A33age 75%

Arthur PiedfortAJ Auxerre · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.58Rating0G0A21age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.6

-0.5

22.5

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 2.6

Assists vs xA

-0.4

-0.4

11.4

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.4

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 21.09.2026

Missed matches4last 12 months

National teamSwitzerland69 caps · 3 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€25.00mHighest: €45.00m (17/12/2019)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Ligue 1	AS Monaco	26/27	5	436	6.96	—	—	0	1	—

Transfers8

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
14/08/2023	23/24	Juventus	Monaco	€20.00m	€18.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Chelsea	Juventus	End of loan	€18.00m
01/09/2022	22/23	Juventus	Chelsea	Loan fee:€3.00m	€27.00m
31/01/2022	21/22	Mönchengladbach	Juventus	€11.35m	€27.00m
01/07/2017	17/18	Young Boys	Mönchengladbach	€12.00m	€4.00m
01/07/2015	15/16	Servette FC	Young Boys	€400k	€100k
01/01/2015	14/15	Servette U21	Servette FC	-	-
01/07/2014	14/15	Servette U18	Servette U21	-	-

Market value

€25.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 17/12/201901/06/2026 Last change

18.06.201501.06.2026

#29 Defensive Midfield#28 Ligue 1#3 Monaco#4 Switzerland#398 Worldwide#8 Year 1996

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
18/06/2015	18	Servette FC	€100k
08/10/2015	18	BSC Young Boys	€1.00m
18/12/2015	19	BSC Young Boys	€1.50m
20/04/2016	19	BSC Young Boys	€2.50m
01/06/2016	19	BSC Young Boys	€4.00m
16/07/2016	19	BSC Young Boys	€4.00m
20/12/2016	20	BSC Young Boys	€4.00m
18/10/2017	20	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€12.00m
28/12/2017	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€16.00m
04/04/2018	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€20.00m
05/06/2018	21	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€20.00m
18/12/2018	22	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€17.00m
05/06/2019	22	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€20.00m
02/10/2019	22	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€28.00m
17/12/2019	23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€45.00m
08/04/2020	23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€36.00m
08/07/2020	23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€40.00m
10/02/2021	24	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€40.00m
31/03/2021	24	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€32.00m
25/05/2021	24	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€30.00m
07/10/2021	24	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€27.00m
22/12/2021	25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€27.00m
07/06/2022	25	Juventus FC	€27.00m
03/11/2022	25	Chelsea FC	€20.00m
20/06/2023	26	Chelsea FC	€18.00m
16/10/2023	26	AS Monaco	€20.00m
18/12/2023	27	AS Monaco	€22.00m
19/03/2024	27	AS Monaco	€25.00m
03/06/2024	27	AS Monaco	€25.00m
07/10/2024	27	AS Monaco	€28.00m
10/12/2024	28	AS Monaco	€30.00m
03/06/2025	28	AS Monaco	€30.00m
15/12/2025	29	AS Monaco	€25.00m
01/06/2026	29	AS Monaco	€25.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Monaco	3	270	0	0.04	0.04	0	0	2	0	0.49
2025	Ligue 1	Monaco	24	2039	2	2.55	2.55	1	1.43	18	6	7.71

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.