Younn Zahary

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Younn Zahary

| image = Discutions entre arbitres et joueurs (cropped).jpg

| caption = Zahary in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nantes, France

| height = 1.93m

| position = Centre-back{{worldfootball.net|younn-zahary}}

| currentclub = Žalgiris

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2009–2012

| youthclubs1 = La Saint-Pierre

| youthyears2 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs2 = Carquefou

| youthyears3 = 2016–2017

| youthclubs3 = Caen

| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = Caen II | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Caen | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Pau FC (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Cholet | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Mezőkövesd | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Žalgiris | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Comoros | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 26 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19:52, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

}}

Younn Zahary (born 20 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for A Lyga club Žalgiris. Born in France, Zahary represents the Comoros at international level.[https://actu.fr/normandie/caen_14118/football-parcours-atypique-gros-mental-younn-zahary-nest-plus-linvite-surprise-sm-caen_26104788.html Parcours atypique et gros mental : Younn Zahary n'est plus l'invité surprise du SM Caen] actu.fr

Club career

Zahary made his debut for Stade Malherbe Caen in a 2–2 Ligue 1 tie with Strasbourg on 9 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/france/ligue-1/racing-club-de-strasbourg/stade-malherbe-caen-calvados-basse-norma/2792384/|title=Strasbourg vs. Caen - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} He signed his first professional contract with the club on 14 February 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-caen-un-jeune-defenseur-passe-pro-off-115219.html|title=Caen : Un jeune défenseur passe pro (off.)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=16 February 2019|access-date=16 February 2019}}

In January 2020 Zahary joined Pau FC on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.football365.fr/younn-zahary-caen-prete-a-pau-jusqua-fin-de-saison-officiel-9630874.html|title=Younn Zahary (Caen) Prêté à Pau Jusqu’à la Fin de la Saison (Officiel)|publisher=football365.fr|language=fr|date=8 January 2020}}

On 29 June 2021, he moved to Cholet.{{cite web|publisher=Cholet|url=https://www.socholet.fr/actualites/younn-zahary-signe-a-cholet/|title=YOUNN ZAHARY SIGNE À CHOLET !|date=29 June 2021|language=fr}}

On 18 January 2023, Zahary signed with Mezőkövesd in Hungary.{{cite web|publisher=Mezőkövesd|url=https://mezokovesdzsory.hu/valogatott-belso-vedo-erkezett/|title=Válogatott belső védő érkezett|trans-title=International defender has arrived|date=18 January 2023|access-date=14 March 2023|language=hu}}

On 17 February 2024, Zahary moved to Žalgiris in Lithuania.{{cite web|publisher=FK Žalgiris|url=https://fkzalgiris.lt/papildymas-gynyboje-komoru-rinktines-narys/|title=PAPILDYMAS GYNYBOJE – KOMORŲ RINKTINĖS NARYS|trans-title=ADDITION IN DEFENSE - MEMBER OF THE COMOROS NATIONAL TEAM|date=17 February 2024|access-date=20 February 2024|language=lt}}

International career

Zahary was born in France and is of Comorian descent. He represented the Comoros national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Guinea on 12 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://afriquefoot.rfi.fr/20191012-comores-battent-guinee-match-preparation-can-2021|title=La Guinée battue par les Comores en match de préparation|date=12 October 2019|website=RFI}}