Enzo Fernández

Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández (born 24 March 1995), simply known as Enzo, is a French footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería, on loan from Portuguese club C.D. Aves, as a midfielder.

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.

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

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.

On 12 August 2015, Enzo 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 CD Ebro.

On 29 October, Enzo 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 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).

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. 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.

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. He was the first signing by the club after their takeover by British petrochemical corporation Ineos 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 FC Luzern. Fifteen days later he scored his first goal for the team, consolation in a 3–1 loss at FC Sion. He scored once more that season, opening a 2–1 win over FC Lugano at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise on 2 April.

On 14 July 2018, Enzo returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Rayo Majadahonda in the second division. 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.

Aves

On 15 July 2019, Enzo joined Portuguese side Aves as a free agent, having previously been in negotiations with nearby Vitória SC. 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.

In the last minutes of the January transfer window, Enzo agreed to a loan move to UD Almería, returning to Spain and its second division.

International career

Enzo is eligible to play for France or Spain, as well as Algeria, where his paternal grandparents are from. 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 France national under-19 football team in 2014.

Personal life

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

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

Club statistics

As of match played 24 March 2019