Denis Zakaria

Denis Zakaria

Personal information
Full name	Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado
Date of birth	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Young Boys
Number	28
Youth career
2004–2015	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Servette	6	(2)
2015–	Young Boys	27	(1)
International career‡
2014–2015	Switzerland U19	8	(2)
2016–	Switzerland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2016

Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (born 20 November 1996) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.

Club career

Zakaria joined BSC Young Boys in 2015 from Servette FC. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 18 July 2015 against FC Zürich in 1-1 away draw. He replaced Alexander Gerndt after 79 minutes.

International career

Zakaria is born and raised in Switzerland to parents of Congolese descent. He played for various Swiss teams, and made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team in a friendly 1-2 loss to Belgium on May 28th 2016.