Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández (born 24 March 1995), known as Enzo Zidane and sometimes simply as Enzo, is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Zidane is the eldest son of former footballer

Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached Spanish club Real Madrid and is one of the most ...

and Véronique Fernández. He attained Spanish citizenship in 2006.

Club career

Real Madrid

From 2004, Zidane played for the

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. On 6 September 2011, he was invited by

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to train with the club's first team. On 5 August 2013, Zidane was promoted to the Juvenil 'A' team. On 16 November 2014, Zidane made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla, the B-team, as a substitute in a 2–1 win over

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. On 12 August 2015, Zidane was named one of the vice-captains of Castilla. He scored his first senior goal ten days later in the first game of the 2015–16 season, a 5–1 home routing of

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. On 29 October, Zidane was promoted to train regularly with the first team. He made his senior debut for the club on 30 November 2016, coming off the bench for

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in a

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clash with

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and scoring from the edge of the penalty area in a 6–1 home win (13–2 aggregate).

Alavés

On 29 June 2017,

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announced their signing of Zidane from Real Madrid on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with a buyback clause. He made his

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debut on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute for Mubarak Wakaso in a 0–2 home loss against

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Lausanne-Sport

On 1 January 2018, Fernández signed for

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of the

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on a three-year deal after terminating his contract at Alavés. He was the first signing by the club after their takeover by British petrochemical corporation

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that November. He made his debut on 3 February as the season resumed after the winter break, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Andrea Maccoppi in a 2–1 loss at

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. Fifteen days later he scored his first goal for the team, consolation in a 3–1 loss at

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. He scored once more that season, opening a 2–1 win over

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at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise on 2 April. On 14 July 2018, Zidane returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish football team based in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with ...

in the second division. He made his debut on 19 August in the season opener away to

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, received a yellow card and was substituted at half time for Toni Martínez in a 2–1 defeat.

Aves

On 15 July 2019, Zidane joined Portuguese side

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as a free agent, having previously been in negotiations with nearby

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. On his second substitute appearance on 23 August, he scored his first

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goal, consolation in a 5–1 loss at

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Almería

In the last minutes of the January 2020 transfer window, Zidane agreed to a move to

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, returning to Spain and its second division. He was released on 2 October having played only four times, once in a playoff; the team were managed by his father's long-time teammate

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. In September 2020, reports emerged that Zidane would join Moroccan club

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, citing his alleged Brazilian agent

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. However, French journalist assured that the reports were false.

Rodez

On 9 June 2021, Zidane signed for

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club

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Fuenlabrada

On 18 July 2022, Zidane joined

in Spain with a one-year contract.

International career

Zidane is eligible to play for

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, as well as

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, through his paternal grandparents. In 2010, Zinedine Zidane stated that he is relaxed about whether his son chooses to play for Spain or France at senior international level. Enzo made one appearance for the Spain national under-15 football team in 2009. He switched to the French Football Federation, and made two appearances for the

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in 2014.

Personal life

Enzo is the oldest son of

and Véronique Fernández, and was previously known as Enzo Fernández.PLAYER PROFILE: ENZO
, ''

'' Enzo is named after former

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an star

Enzo Francescoli Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (; born 12 November 1961), nicknamed "El Príncipe" ("The Prince"), is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and as one of Uru ...

who was his father's football idol. Enzo has three younger brothers:

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plays for

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; Théo and Elyaz play in the Real Madrid Castilla and

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respectively. He is married to Karen Goncalves, and they have one daughter named Sia, born 2022.

Club statistics

Honours

Real Madrid *

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: 2016–17

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile
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