Arthur Zagré (born 4 October 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of

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, Zagré signed his first professional contract in September 2018, which tied him to the club until June 2021. In February 2019, he won the

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, an annual award which is presented to the most promising talent in the

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. Zagré made his professional debut in a 4–0

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win over

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

on 25 August 2019.

Monaco

On 29 August 2019, Zagré joined

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on a three-year deal. The transfer fee was reportedly of 10 million

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Loan to Dijon

On 5 October 2020,

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

announced the signing of Zagré on a season-long loan deal with an option to extend for another season. He made his debut in a 2–0 league loss to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

on 4 April 2021.

Loan to Utrecht

On 25 June 2021, Dutch club

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announced the loan signing of Zagré for two seasons with option to buy.

Excelsior

On 31 January 2023, Zagré moved on a new loan to

, also in the

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. On 29 June 2023, Excelsior made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Zagré.

International career

Born in France, Zagré is of Burkinabé descent. He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2019–20 *

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* 2001 births French sportspeople of Burkinabé descent Living people Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine Black French sportspeople Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players AS Monaco FC players Dijon FCO players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players Excelsior Rotterdam players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{France-footy-defender-2000s-stub