Jump to content

Théo Zidane

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tbuba1 (talk | contribs) at 13:31, 19 January 2024. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Théo Zidane
Personal information
Full name Théo Zidane Fernández
Date of birth (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid B
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2010 Canillas
2010–2021 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Real Madrid B 74 (3)
International career‡
2018 France U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U17 16 (2)
2021 France U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Théo Zidane Fernández (born 18 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla. He is the son of legendary footballer Zinedine Zidane

Early life

Théo Zidane was born on 18 May 2002 in Marseille. He is the third son of former French footballer Zinedine Zidane.[1] He has 3 brothers, Enzo, Luca, and Elyaz who are all professional footballers.[2]

Club career

Zidane is a youth product of Canillas, and moved to the youth academy of Real Madrid in 2010. He started playing with the Real Madrid B in September 2020.[3] He started training with Real Madrid's first team in February 2021 when his father was the manager of the club.[4]

International career

Zidane is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s, U17s, and U20s.[5] He represented the France U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]

Style of play

A midfielder like his father Zinedine Zidane, he was described by Real Madrid's website as a great finisher with a varied repertoire in the box, a goalscorer, and known for his speed.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid Castilla 2020–21 Segunda División B 3 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 22 0 — 22 0
2022–23 Primera Federación 31 1 1[a] 0 32 1
2023–24 Primera Federación 18 2 0 0 18 2
Career total 74 3 1 0 75 3
  1. ^ Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

Real Madrid Juvenil A

References

  1. ^ "Theo Zidane: "Quiero que me conozcan como Theo, no como Zidane"". El Español. 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ rabah, Farid Kada (2 January 2021). "Que deviennent les 4 fils de Zinédine Zidane ?".
  3. ^ Barker, Gabby (24 September 2020). "Theo Zidane and Lucas Cañizares debut for Castilla". Sports Finding.
  4. ^ Millar, Colin (17 February 2021). "Real Madrid boss Zidane promotes son Theo to first-team squad". Football España.
  5. ^ "Théo Zidane, convocado de nuevo con la sub-20 francesa". sport. 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ à 06h39, Par Eric Michel Le 16 mai 2019 (16 May 2019). "Euro U17 : "Je suis Théo avant d'être Zidane"". leparisien.fr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Zidane's third son, Theo, gets a glimpse of the Real Madrid first team". MARCA. 17 February 2021.
  8. ^ Théo Zidane at Soccerway
  9. ^ UEFA.com. "Benfica-Real Madrid | UEFA Youth League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Théo_Zidane&oldid=1197175131"