Enzo Fernández (footballer, born 1995)

Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández (born 24 March 1995), simply known as Enzo, is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zidane and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
For other people named Enzo Fernández, see Enzo Fernández (disambiguation).
Enzo
Personal information
Full name Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández
Date of birth (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Juventus
2000–2001 Liceo Francés
2001–2004 San José
2004–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Madrid C 26 (4)
2014–2017 Real Madrid B 78 (7)
2016–2017 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2018 Alavés 2 (0)
2018–2019 Lausanne-Sport 16 (2)
2018–2019 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 33 (0)
2019 Aves 10 (2)
2020 Almería 3 (0)
National team
2009 Spain U15 1 (0)
2014 France U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2020

Enzo is the eldest son of retired French footballer Zinedine Zidane and Véronique Fernández. He attained Spanish citizenship in 2006.

Club career

Real Madrid

From 2004, Enzo played for the youth academy of Real Madrid. On 6 September 2011, he was invited by José Mourinho to train with the club's first team.[1][2]

On 5 August 2013, Enzo was promoted to the Juvenil 'A' team.[3]

On 16 November 2014, Enzo made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla, the B-team, as a substitute in a 2–1 win over UB Conquense in Segunda División B.[4]

On 12 August 2015, Enzo was named one of the vice-captains of Castilla.[5] He scored his first senior goal ten days later in the first game of the 2015–16 season, a 5–1 home routing of CD Ebro.[6]

On 29 October, Enzo was promoted to train regularly with the first team.[7] He made his senior debut for the club on 30 November 2016, coming off the bench for Isco in a Copa del Rey clash with Cultural Leonesa and scoring from the edge of the penalty area in a 6–1 home win (13–2 aggregate).[8]

Alavés

On 29 June 2017, Deportivo Alavés announced their signing of Enzo from Real Madrid on a 3-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with a buyback clause.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute for Mubarak Wakaso in a 0–2 home loss against FC Barcelona.[10]

Lausanne

On 1 January 2018, Fernández signed for FC Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Super League on a three-year deal after terminating his contract at Alavés.[11] He was the first signing by the club after their takeover by British petrochemical corporation Ineos that November.[12] 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 FC Luzern.[13] Fifteen days later he scored his first goal for the team, consolation in a 3–1 loss at FC Sion.[14] He scored once more that season, opening a 2–1 win over FC Lugano at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise on 2 April.[15]

On 14 July 2018, Enzo returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Rayo Majadahonda in the second division.[16] He made his debut on 19 August in the season opener away to Real Zaragoza, received a yellow card and was substituted at half time for Toni Martínez in a 2–1 defeat.[17]

Aves

On 15 July 2019, Enzo joined Portuguese side Aves as a free agent, having previously been in negotiations with nearby Vitória SC.[18] On his second substitute appearance on 23 August, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, consolation in a 5–1 loss at Rio Ave FC.[19]

Almería

In the last minutes of the January 2020 transfer window, Enzo agreed to a move to UD Almería, returning to Spain and its second division.[20] 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 Guti.[21]

In September 2020, reports emerged that Enzo would join Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca,[22] citing his alleged Brazilian agent Roberto Carlos.[23] However, French journalist Frédéric Hermel (fr) assured that the reports were false.[24]

International career

Enzo is eligible to play for France or Spain,[25][26] as well as Algeria, through his paternal grandparents.[27][28] In 2010, Zinedine Zidane stated that he is relaxed about whether his son chooses to play for Spain or France at senior international level.[29][30][31] Enzo made one appearance for the Spain national under-15 football team in 2009.[32] He switched to the French Football Federation, and made two appearances for the France national under-19 football team in 2014.[33]

Personal life

He is the oldest son of Zinedine Zidane and Véronique Fernández, and is known as Enzo Fernández.[34] Enzo is named after former Uruguayan star Enzo Francescoli, who was his father Zinedine's football idol.[35]

Enzo has three younger brothers, Luca, Theo, and Elyaz who all played in the Real Madrid youth academy.[36][37][38]

Club statistics
As of match played 24 March 2019[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 80———80
2015–16 382———382
2016–17 325———325
Total 787———727
Real Madrid 2016–17 La Liga 0011000011
Alavés 2017–18 La Liga 2020——40
Lausanne-Sport 2017–18 Swiss Super League 16200——162
Rayo Majadahonda 2018–19 Segunda División 26010——270
Career total 122941000012610

See also

References
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  2. "Mourinho allows son of Zidane into first team training". Sport (in Spanish). 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  3. "Enzo Zidane steps up to the Real Madrid 'C' team". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. "Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo, 19, makes Real Madrid B debut". BBC Sport. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. "Enzo Zidane straps on armband and sets up Castilla winner". Marca. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. Escudero, Simón (22 August 2015). "Una manita para empezar en el estreno liguero del Castilla" [A spanking to start Castilla's league campaign]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. "Enzo Zidane s'entraîne désormais régulièrement avec les pros du Real Madrid" [Enzo Zidane now trains regularly with Real Madrid's pros]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. "Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo scores on Real Madrid debut in Copa del Rey". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. "El Deportivo Alavés ficha a Enzo Zidane por 3 temporadas" [Deportivo Alavés signs Enzo Zidane for 3 seasons]. DeportivoAlavés.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. "Detalles de Enzo Zidane en su debut en LaLiga contra el Barça" [Details of Enzo Zidane in his debut in LaLiga against Barça]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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  13. "Super League: le Lausanne-Sport trébuche sur la pelouse de Lucerne" [Super League: Lausanne-Sport slip up on Luzern's turf] (in French). RTS. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  14. "Suisse : Enzo Zidane a marqué son premier but pour le FC Lausanne" [Switzerland: Enzo Zidane scored his first goal for FC Lausanne]. L'Equipe (in French). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  15. "Enzo Zidane et Hoarau buteurs en Suisse" [Enzo Zidane and Hoarau goalscorers in Switzerland]. Le Figaro (in French). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  16. "Enzo Zidane se decidió por el CF Rayo Majadahonda como próximo paso en su carrera" [Enzo Zidane decided for CF Rayo Majadahonda for the next step on his career] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  17. Ortiz, Christian (19 August 2018). "El Zaragoza recupera la sonrisa dos meses después ante el Majadahonda" [Zaragoza recover their smiles two months later against Majadahonda]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  18. Zárate, Óscar (11 July 2019). "El fútbol portugués tienta al errático Enzo Zidane" [Portuguese football tempts the erratic Enzo Zidane]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  19. "Enzo Zidane inscrit son premier but en Championnat du Portugal" [Enzo Zidane records his first goal in Portuguese Championship]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  20. "UD Almeria agree last minute loan transfer with midfielder Enzo Fernández". UD Almería. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  21. "Enzo Zidane y el Almería separan sus caminos" [Enzo Zidane and Almería go separate ways] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  22. "Wydad sign Enzo Zidane from Almeria – reports". as.com. 24 September 2020.
  23. "Agent Roberto Carlos hopes Enzo Zidane will sign for Wydad Casablanca". Goal.com. 24 September 2020.
  24. "No, Enzo Zidane will not sign at WAC". en24news.com. 30 September 2020.
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  37. "Infantil B's Theo" (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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