Pablo ZABALETA – Manchester City/Argentina/16/01/1985
World Cup Finalist and raiding full-back, he’s seen off competition from Bacary Sagna to remain City’s first choice.
Simone ZAZA – Sassuolo/Italy/25/06/1991
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Striker whose goals for unfashionable Sassuolo have earned him senior Italy call-ups. He opened his account against Norway in a Euro 2016 qualifier.
Zhang XIZHE – Wolfsburg/China/23/01/1991
Effervescent, skilful and adept at making late runs into the box, the player from the city of Wuhan in the eastern Hubei province is only the 11th Chinese player to join a professional club in Germany.
Zheng ZHI – Guangzhou/China/20/08/1980
Former Charlton and Celtic midfielder who has been a central figure in Guangzhou’s recent success. National team captain.
Ron-Robert ZIELER – Hannover/Germany/12/02/1989
One of the Bundesliga’s leading goalkeepers. Former Manchester United trainee who once played on loan for Northampton Town.
Hakim ZIYECH – Twente/Holland/19/03/1993
Highly rated attacking midfielder of Moroccan descent. Joined Twente last summer from Heerenveen but is coveted by other clubs. Under-21 international.
Kurt ZOUMA – Chelsea/France/27/10/1994
Powerful France under-21 centre-back who displays great technique. Has been used by Chelsea in recent games as a midfield enforcer.
