Paris Saint-Germain Youth career Already a standout player for Aubervilliers, Zaïre-Emery was quickly scouted by
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), signing with the club from the capital in 2014. Despite his young age, Zaïre-Emery became a key player of the U19s, most notably in December 2021, when he was the standout performer of PSG in the
UEFA Youth League: during the last
group stage game, helping his team to a 3–2 home win against
Club Brugge with a goal and an assist, narrowly qualifying PSG directly to the
round of 16. At the age of 15, Zaïre-Emery was called by
Mauricio Pochettino to the first team that season. he joined
Jorge Mendes's agency in March 2022.
2022–23: Debut season and breakthrough In July 2022, Zaïre-Emery signed his first professional contract with PSG, a three-year deal until 30 June 2025. Under new coach
Christophe Galtier, he made his senior debut in a 2–0
friendly win over
Quevilly-Rouen, and was included in PSG's
preseason tour in Japan, where he was in the starting lineup for a 3–0 win over
Urawa Red Diamonds. On 6 August 2022, Zaïre-Emery made his official debut for PSG as a substitute in a 5–0 league win away to
Clermont. His debut at the age of 16 years and 151 days made him the youngest player to appear in an official match for the club, a record which was previously held by
El Chadaille Bitshiabu. On 25 October, Zaïre-Emery made his
UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute in a 7–2 home victory over
Maccabi Haifa. This made him the youngest player to appear in the Champions League for PSG. On 7 January 2023, he made his first start in a 3–1
Coupe de France victory away to
Châteauroux, becoming the youngest starter in the club's history. He became the club's youngest starter in Ligue 1 in a 1–0 defeat away to
Rennes eight days later. On 1 February, Zaïre-Emery scored his first senior goal, coming off the bench to cap off a 3–1 victory against
Montpellier; in doing so he became PSG's youngest ever goalscorer, aged 16 years and 330 days. On 14 February, he became the youngest player to start a Champions League knockout game at the age of 16 years and 343 days in a 1–0 loss to
Bayern Munich. At the end of the
2022–23 season, Zaïre-Emery won his first Ligue 1 title.
2023–24: Establishment as a key player in 2024 On 26 August 2023, Zaïre-Emery recorded his first assist for PSG, a pass for
Marco Asensio in a 3–1 win over
Lens. It made him the youngest PSG player to record a Ligue 1 assist since
Opta began analysing this data in 2006. On 4 October, Zaïre-Emery assisted
Lucas Hernandez's header in a 4–1 Champions League defeat away to
Newcastle United, making him the youngest French and PSG player to record an assist in the competition. Two weeks later, he registered two assists in a 3–0 Champions League victory over
AC Milan, becoming the youngest player to reach three assists in the competition. Having won the
player of the match award on the night, he also became the youngest player to make twenty starts for PSG. On 29 October, Zaïre-Emery scored his first goal of the season, a "rocket" into the top corner from outside the box, in a 3–2 away victory over
Brest. In the following game against Montpellier, he scored his first goal at the
Parc des Princes in a 3–0 Parisian victory. On 13 December, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 away draw against
Borussia Dortmund, which qualified his club to the knockout stages. At the age of 17 years and 280 days he became the youngest French goalscorer in Champions League history and PSG's youngest goalscorer in European competitions. On 27 April 2024, prior to a home match against
Le Havre, PSG announced that Zaïre-Emery had extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2029. In the match, he provided an assist for
Bradley Barcola's goal, PSG's first in a 3–3 draw. The following day, Zaïre-Emery won his second Ligue 1 title with PSG thanks to
Lyon's victory over
Monaco. On 13 May, he was awarded the
Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award at the
Trophées UNFP du football ceremony. He was also included in the
Team of the Year. On 25 May, Zaïre-Emery started in the
2024 Coupe de France final, a 2–1 win for PSG over Lyon. On 23 August, in PSG's first home game, he scored the fifth goal of a 6–0 win over Montpellier, his first of the season. After receiving a pass from
Ousmane Dembélé, he
nutmegged defender
Boubakar Kouyaté before placing his shot to goalkeeper
Benjamin Lecomte's left, a goal that was described by
Le Parisien as "sumptuous". On 6 November, he scored in PSG's 2–1 defeat at home to
Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. On 18 January 2025, Zaïre-Emery started in a 2–1 victory away to
Lens for his 100th match for PSG. He became the youngest player to achieve the feat, at the age of 18 years, 10 months, and 10 days, eclipsing
Jean-Marc Pilorget's previous record. On 8 March 2025, on his 19th birthday, he wore the captain's armband in a 4–1 win over
Rennes, becoming the second-youngest captain in PSG history after then-17-year-old
Mamadou Sakho. On 5 April 2025, Zaïre-Emery started in the 1–0 win over
Angers that secured PSG's record-extending thirteenth league title. He came on as a substitute in the
2025 UEFA Champions League final, a 5–0 win over
Inter Milan that rounded off PSG's first
continental treble. On 9 November, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 win over Lyon, becoming the first player born in 2006 or later to score more than five Ligue 1 goals. In the
2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, playing as a right-back during
Achraf Hakimi's absence due to injury, Zaïre-Emery was described as one of Paris Saint-Germain's best performers in the match, an eventual victory on penalties over
Flamengo. ==International career==