He turned 18 just under two months ago but is already a certainty for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. Warren Zaire-Emery he is one of the most important players in Luis Enrique’s team, which cannot do without his dynamism and quality. Thus, even yesterday, in the away match in Dortmund, his talent was among the protagonists and he overtook a teammate in a special ranking: he became the second youngest player to start a Champions League semi-final.
At 18 years and 54 days, Zaire-Emery is positioned ahead of Kylian Mbappé (who took the field at 18 years and 134 days in Monaco-Juventus in May 2017) but remains behind Julian Draxler, who was deployed from 1st to 17 years and 226 days from Schalke 04 against Manchester United in 2011.
18 – Plus young winners in the LdC semi-finals:
🥇 Julian Draxler (17a 226j) avec Schalke v Man United in 2011
🥈 Warren Zaïre-Emery (18a 54j) with Paris v Dortmund here 🆕
🥉 Kylian Mbappé (18a 134j) with Monaco v Juventus in 2017Titis. #BVBPSG pic.twitter.com/Rbe3980Q4z
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) May 1, 2024