Zaha blev født i [[Abidjan]] i [[Elfenbenskysten]] og flyttede derefter til [[Thornton Heath]], [[Croydon]] i [[London]] med sin familie, da han var fire år gammel.<ref name=2012g>{{cite news |last1=Fifield |first1=Dominic |title=Wilfried Zaha agrees to join England squad for Sweden friendly |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/11/wilfried-zaha-england-sweden-friendly |accessdate=11. Novembernovember 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11. Novembernovember 2012 |last2=Taylor |first2=Daniel |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |title=Wilfried Zaha – prince from the Palace now mixing with England royalty |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/nov/12/wilfried-zaha-prince-palace-england |accessdate=12. Novembernovember 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12. Novembernovember 2012 |location=London}}</ref><ref name="Wilfried Zaha: To Manchester United from Ivory Coast">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20295005 |title=Wilfried Zaha: To Manchester United from Ivory Coast |date=25. Januaryjanuar 2013 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=8. Februaryfebruar 2014 }}</ref> Han blev uddannet på Whitehorse Manor skolen, Thornton Heath og Selsdon High School Selsdon.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lidbetter |first=Ross |title=Wilfried Zaha was always destined to be star, say former teachers |url=http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Wilfried-Zaha-best-ve-seen-PE-teacher/story-17337578-detail/story.html |accessdate=17. Novembernovember 2012 |newspaper=Croydon Advertiser |date=11. Novembernovember 2012 }}</ref>
== Karriere ==
=== International karriere ===
Zaha har (pr. 14. november 2013) spillet 2 kampe for det [[Englands fodboldlandshold|Engelske landshold]]. Her fik han sin debut den 11. november 2012 i venskabskamp imod {{Fhold|Sverige}}.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/England/News/2012/squad-update-111112 "England squad update"] The Football Association. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012, where he earned his first cap in a second half substitute appearance.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20306158|title= Sweden 4 England 2|date= 15. Novembernovember 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15. Novembernovember 2012 }}</ref> Derudover spiller han i øjeblikket også for landets [[Englands fodboldlandshold|U/21 landshold]], for hvem han debuterede for 29. februar 2012 imod [[Belgiens U/21-fodboldlandshold|Belgien U/21]] i en 4-0-sejr.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17211368 "England 4–0 Belgium"] BBC Sport. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.</ref> Han har tidligere spillet for landets U/19-landshold.
