Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (born 20 November 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a South Sudanese father and a Congolese mother,[3] Zakaria first began playing for local club Servette.
[5] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 18 July 2015 against FC Zürich in 1–1 away draw replacing Alexander Gerndt after 79 minutes.
[10] On 2 November 2022, Zakaria made his Chelsea debut in the club's final UEFA Champions League group stage match, scoring the winning goal of a 2–1 victory against Dinamo Zagreb.
His own goal is the fastest in European Championship history, breaking Wojciech Szczęsny’s record of 18 minutes vs Slovakia earlier in the same tournament.