Paris Saint Germain’s Warren Zaire Emery Makes Champions League History

Paris Saint Germain’s Warren Zaire Emery Makes Champions League History

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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  • Warren Zaire-Emery made history in the UEFA Champions League when he started against Bayern Munich
  • The French midfielder became the youngest player to start a Champions League game at 16 years old
  • Zaire-Emery is also the Parisians' youngest scorer and has impressed in the club's youth structures

Do you remember what you were doing at 16 years old?

Warren Zaire-Emery will never forget what he was doing as a teen heading to adulthood.

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Warren Zaire-Emery made history when he became the youngest player to start a UEFA Champions League game. Image: Jean Catuffe/ Philippe Lecoeur.
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The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder made history as he became the youngest starter in a Champions League knockout game ever.

Emery started for the French side as they took on Bayern Munich in the Round of 16 clash in France. Sadly, it wasn't a dream debut for the youngster as the French side were beaten 1-0 by the Bavarians.

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Former PSG player, Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the game.

As noted by Transfermarkt, the youngster has already made 11 appearances in Ligue 1 and scored two goals for the team.

Who is Zaire-Emery?

As reported by Marca, the 16-year-old has impressed with his performances for PSG's youth teams and earned a call-up to the first team under Christophe Galtier.

Zaire-Emery has already made history for the French club, becoming the youngest player to debut and score for the Ligue 1 champions.

When did he debut?

At 16 years, four months and 29 days old, he made his debut for the French club and scored when he was just 16 years, 10 months and 24 days old.

He was also part of France's under-17 squad that won the European Championship in the summer.

Zaire-Emery sparks PSL debate

Sports Brief also reported on Zaire-Emery getting South African football fans raising a dormant subject back to life.

One of the world's biggest football teams, PSG was willing to give him a Champions League debut against the mighty Bayern Munich.

In South Africa, it would take a miracle of biblical proportions to even dare throw a teenage player into the deep end.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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