Warren Zaire-Emery is promised a (very) great future. ERIC GAILLARD / REUTERS
The 16-year-old titi scored PSG’s third goal on Wednesday in Montpellier (1-3). Aim for the story.
Value does not wait for the number of years. This is particularly true for Warren Zaire-Emery. Promised for a brilliant future, hatched his training club and followed with the greatest attention by the FFF, the titi of not even 17 years old (he will have them on March 8) had already shone by his precocity by becoming, on August 6 last in Clermont (0-5), the youngest player to wear the PSG jersey in an official match at 16 years, 4 months and 29 days. He is also the club’s youngest player in the European Cup, the youngest holder in the Coupe de France and the youngest holder in the French league. Wednesday, during the victory in Montpellier (1-3) on the occasion of the 21st day of L1, the native of Montreuil still inscribed his name in the history books of the club.
Entering in the 70th in place of Vitinha, Zaire-Emery split a goal in the 92nd minute. Goal full of composure and above all decisive, knowing that the MHSC had reduced the mark in the 89th by Arnaud Nordin. His first pro goal. A goal that makes him the youngest player to find the net in an official match with Paris-SG!
I saw Leo Messi but I knew the best solution was to shoot.
Warren Zaire-Emery
«It’s my first goal in L1 so I’m very happy. I don’t project myself often but it paid off, I hope there will be others“, smiles the interested party on Canal+, he who could have served Leo Messi – excellent Wednesday – on this action. “I saw it but I knew the best solution was to shoot. I took my chance and it paid offhe analyzes. They had just scored, they were a bit on fire, I made a good recovery to score. I sheltered the team a bit, so I’m happy. (…) There are a lot of young people in the team, the coach brings us in sometimes. We try to bring our stone to the building and that’s what we do well.In any case, he did well here, to the delight of his coach. “Little Warren is home safely. I’m happy for him. He made a raise from the head which gives the transition against Reims (the action of the equalizing goal, last Sunday, editor’s note). I am happy. He made a good comeback. That he was able to score is good for this young Parisian titismiles Christophe Galtier.
Under contract until 2025 and already an U19 international, Warren Zaire-Emery was playing his 11th match with Paris Saint-Germain. With this historic goal, he wipes out the previous record holder in terms of precocity, the so-called Bartholomew Ogbeche, who scored at 17 years, 1 month and 24 days against Nantes on November 25, 2001.