By the time Zouma was aged 9, he tried playing football at local Vaulx-en-Velin and realized that he was extremely good at it.
ໃນເວລາທີ່ Zouma ມີອາຍຸ 9, ລາວໄດ້ພະຍາຍາມຫຼີ້ນກິລາບານເຕະຢູ່ Vaulx-en-Velin ໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນແລະຮູ້ວ່າລາວເກັ່ງຫຼາຍ.