Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha professionally known as Wilfried Zaha is a professional football player who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Ivory Coast national team as a forward. He started playing football for the youth team of Crystal Palace in 2004 and advanced into the Crystal Palace first team from their academy, in 2010. In his 3 seasons for Crystal Palace, he scored 18 goals in all competitions. In January 2013, he transferred to Manchester United for an initial fee of £10 million (the most expensive Crystal Palace player sold at the time) and would immediately be loaned back to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season. He made his debut for Manchester United on 11 August 2013. On 31 January 2014, he completed a loan move to Cardiff City for the remainder of the 2013-14 season where he made 12 appearances for the team. On 28 August 2014, he agreed to a season-long loan deal with Crystal Palace and made a permanent move on 2 February 2015, the final day of the winter transfer window with the signing of a five-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, rising to £6 million with add-ons. He then went on to establish himself in the team became a regular player for Crystal Palace.

On the international level, born in the Ivory Coast, he grew up in England from the age of four. He was eligible to represent both the Ivory Coast and England. He has represented England at various age levels. He represented England at U19 and U21. He made his debut for England in 2012 where he made two non-competitive appearances for England, the latter of which came in 2013. After not playing for England for 4 years, he switched his allegiance to the Ivory Coast ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

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What is Wilfried Zaha Famous For?

• Won the 2013 Football League Championship play-offs with Crystal Palace.
• Won the 2013 FA Community Shield with Manchester United.
• Won the 2013 Football League Young Player of the Year.
• Won 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 Crystal Palace Player of the Year.

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Where is Wilfried Zaha From?

Wilfried Zaha was born on 10 November 1992. His birth name is Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha. His birthplace is Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was born to his father, Tiende Zaha, and his mother whose identity is unknown. Born in Ivory Coast, he grew up in England from the age of four. He was educated at Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Thornton Heath, and Selsdon High School, Selsdon. He holds both the English and Ivorian nationality. He belongs to the African ethnicity. His horoscope sign is Scorpio. 

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Wilfried Zaha Football Career Timeline

• He started playing football for the youth team of Crystal Palace in 2004 and advanced into the Crystal Palace first team from their academy, in 2010. 
• He made his first-team debut at home on 27 March 2010 in a 2-1 loss against Cardiff City, coming on as a substitute for Stern John with 10 minutes remaining. He signed a two-year professional contract with Palace in April 2010.
• On 7 August 2010, he scored his first senior goal in a 3-2 win over Leicester City. He ended the 2010-season playing a total of 44 matches while scoring 1 goal and having 2 assists in all competitions. 
• On 23 August 2011, he started the 2011-12 season by scoring two goals in a League Cup match at home to Crawley Town. In March 2012, he was voted The Football League’s Young Player of the Year. During this season, he made 48 appearances while scoring 9 goals and recording 5 assists.
• In the 2012-13 season, he gets an assist in the League Cup against Exeter City and wins a penalty in the first league match against Watford. On 2 October 2012, scored his first two goals of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
• In his 3 seasons for Crystal Palace, he scored 18 goals in all competitions. In January 2013, he transferred to Manchester United for an initial fee of £10 million (the most expensive Crystal Palace player sold at the time) and would immediately be loaned back to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season. 

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• On 5 March 2013, he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace after being loaned back from Manchester United in a 4-2 victory against promotion rivals Hull City. On 13 May 2013, he scored two goals in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium.
• He made his debut for Manchester United on 11 August 2013 in the 2013 FA Community Shield against Wigan Athletic. On 7 December 2013, he made his Premier League debut in a 1-0 home loss to Newcastle United, as a substitute for Nani shortly after his team conceded.
• On 31 January 2014, he completed a loan move to Cardiff City for the remainder of the 2013-14 season where he made 12 appearances for the team. 

• On 28 August 2014, he agreed to a season-long loan deal with Crystal Palace and made a permanent move on 2 February 2015, the final day of the winter transfer window with the signing of a five-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, rising to £6 million with add-ons. 
• He then went on to establish himself in the team for Crystal Palace and played regularly for Crystal Palace throughout the 2014-15 season, finishing the season with four goals and two assists as Crystal Palace finished the league in 10th place.
• He was a regular for Crystal Palace in the 2015-16 season where he made 34 appearances, scoring two goals and recording one assist, while Crystal Palace finished in 15th place. He helped Crystal Palace reach the 2016 FA Cup Final. He won the Crystal Palace Player of the Year award for the first time.
• In the 2016-17 seasons with his outstanding performances with Crystal Palace, he won Crystal Palace's Player of the Year award for the second year running. On 26 May 2017, he signed a new five-year contract with Crystal Palace.

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• In the 2017-18 season, On 14 October 2017, he returned to Palace's starting line-up for the first time in two months and scored to open a 2-1 win over Chelsea to give the Eagles their first points of the season. He was Premier League Player of the Month for April 2018 for his four goals and assist.  He was named their Player of the Year for the third time in a row, a feat did before by goalkeeper Julian Speroni.
• In the 2018-19 season, he signed a new five-year contract at Crystal Palace. On 26 August 2018, with a consolation goal in a 2-1 loss at Watford, he overtook Armstrong to become Crystal Palace's Premier League top scorer. In October, he was the victim of racist abuse and death threats following a match. On 30 January 2019, he received a red card for dissent against Southampton. In June 2019, he was linked with a transfer to Arsenal, who made a £40 million offer for the player, which Crystal Palace rejected as too low. In October, he received racial abuse on social media.
• In the 2019-20 season, he played in all 38 league matches with Crystal Palace, having a disappointing campaign, scoring only 4 goals, including a long-distance goal against Chelsea.
• In the 2020-21 season, On 12 September 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Southampton. On 19 September 2020, he scored a brace in a 3-1 away win over his former team Manchester United.

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Wilfried Zaha International Career

• Born in the Ivory Coast, he grew up in England from the age of four where he was eligible to represent both the Ivory Coast and England. 
• He has represented England at various age levels. 
• He represented England at U19 and U21. 
• He made his debut for England in 2012 where he made two non-competitive appearances for England, the latter of which came in 2013. 
• After not playing for England for 4 years, he switched his allegiance to the Ivory Coast ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and made his on 8 January, in a 2-1 friendly win against Sweden in Abu Dubai, coming on as a half-time substitute and assisting Giovanni Sio’s goal. Three days later, he made his first international start and scored his first goal in a 3-0 win against Uganda.
• He was also called up for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt where he scored twice for the quarter-finalists and was defeated on penalties by the eventual winners, Algeria.

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Wilfried Zaha Girlfriend

Talking about his personal life, Wilfried Zaha is an unmarried guy. But he is in a relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Paige Banniste. The couple is blessed with one child where Wilfried Zaha has one child from a previous relationship. His son, Leo Zaha was born on August 5, 2016. The detailed information about their wedding is not in the media yet. So, we cannot claim his relationship status confidently until he decides to speak up in the media. He is having an intimate relationship with his love and children where they are living their life happily together.

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Wilfried Zaha Height and Weight

Wilfried Zaha stands at a height of 1.80m i.e. 5 feet and 11 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 66kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color and hair color are black. His sexual orientation is straight.

Wilfried Zaha Net Worth and Salary

Wilfried Zaha earns from his professional career as a football player. His income is from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. In January 2013, he transferred to Manchester United for an initial fee of £10 million (the most expensive Crystal Palace player sold at the time). In August 2014, he agreed to a season-long loan deal with Crystal Palace and made a permanent move on 2 February 2015, the final day of the winter transfer window with the signing of a five-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million, rising to £6 million with add-ons. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is €47 million and his salary is €7.5 million. He has got a market value of €45 million.

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