Enzo Zidane, eldest son of Zinedine Zidane, has announced that he is ending his career at just 29 years old. An early retirement for the man who joined Real Madrid’s Castilla team at the age of 9.
According to information from the Spanish media AS on Tuesday, September 24, Enzo Zidanethe son of Zinedine Zidane, has decided to hang up his boots at the age of just 29. A surprising decision for this midfielder with an atypical career. Arriving at the Real Madrid training center in 2004, Enzo Zidane seemed destined for a great career. After climbing the ranks of the youth team, he signed his first professional contract in 2013. Three years later, under the orders of his illustrious father, then coach of Real, he even had a single start with the first team. On November 30, 2016, for a 6-1 win in the round of 16 of the Spanish Cup against the modest Cultural Leonesa, Enzo even scored a goal in the middle of the Madrid stars.
Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a springboard would ultimately mark the beginning of an up-and-down career. From 2017 to 2023, the young Zidane would play for a number of clubs without ever establishing himself in a lasting way: Alavès in La Liga (4 games), Lausanne in Switzerland (16 games), Majadahonda and Almeria in the Spanish 2nd division, Aves in Portugal (11 games), then a return to France at Rodez, in Ligue 2 (16 games). His last stint at Fuenlabrada, a resident of the Spanish 3rd division, ended with the end of his contract in July 2023. Since then, Enzo Zidane has been without a club.
Despite an undeniable talent inherited from his father, the man who wore the colours of eight teams in just 6 years never managed to live up to the hopes placed in him. Lacking any offers, and doubtless tired of the need to constantly change clubs, where he had to prove himself over and over again, Enzo Zidane preferred to call it a day, thus prematurely ending a career that will inevitably leave a taste of unfinished business. The indelible mark of the name he bears will ultimately have undoubtedly done him more harm than anything else.