Théo Zidane Fernández (born 18 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Théo Zidane was born on 18 May 2002 in

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. He is the third son of former French footballer

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. He has 3 brothers, Enzo,

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, and Elyaz who are all professional footballers.

Club career

Zidane is a youth product of Canillas, and moved to the youth academy of

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in 2010. He started playing with the

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in September 2020. He started training with Real Madrid's first team in February 2021 when his father was the manager of the club.

International career

Zidane was born in France, and is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s, U17s, and

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s. He represented the France U17s at the

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Style of play

like his father, Zidane is a great finisher and has a varied repertoire in the box. He is a goalscorer, and known for his speed.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Real Madrid ''Juvenil A'' * UEFA Youth League: 2019–20

References

External links

FFF profileReal Madrid profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zidane, Theo 2002 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French footballers France youth international footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent French people of Spanish descent Association football midfielders Real Madrid Castilla footballers Primera Federación players Segunda División B players