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Midfielders#6
Denis Zakaria
Group BUEFAMonaco
65
Caps
3
Goals
29
Age
November 20, 1996
189 cm
Height
Among Midfielders at the 2026 World Cup
Percentile rank vs 370 players in this position.
Caps82%
Goals60%
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Open dataComputed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.
StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 4 matches · 117 min sample
Attacking
Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
1
0.77 per 90
xG26
0.0
0.03 per 90
Shots
1
0.77 per 90
Key passes
0
0.00 per 90
Possession
Pass completion66
88%
Progressive passes29
6
4.62 per 90
Progressive carries27
3
2.31 per 90
Carries
38
29.23 per 90
Defending
Tackles40
2
1.54 per 90
Interceptions100
6
4.62 per 90
Pressures73
27
20.77 per 90
Blocks
1
0.77 per 90
Clearances
0
0.00 per 90
Discipline
Fouls committed
4
3.08 per 90
Fouls won
3
2.31 per 90
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
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Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026