Zidane’s Son Retires From Professional Football At 29

Enzo Zidane, the eldest som of France and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane, has decided to retire from professional football at the age of 29.

According to AS Enzo has decided to retire, havi been demotivated by the difficulties to fit into the world of football, where he had been unemployed for a season.

Fuenlabrada was the last stop on the Bordeaux-born player’s journey, where his father was a star back in 1995.

Like all his younger brothers, Enzo wanted to follow in Zinedine’s footsteps and started playing in Real Madrid’s youth system. He left good impressions in the youth ranks and in Real Madrid C until he arrived in the reserve team, where he spent two good seasons.

In November 2016, his father handed him the opportunity to wear the first team shirt in a Copa del Rey match against Cultural Leonesa at the Santiago Bernabeu in which he scored.

However, that experience was not followed up as the club told him to look for a team after 13 years in the youth ranks and he joined Alaves, where he he could only play four games and in the winter before leaving for Lausanne Sports in Switzerland.

After that, he returned to Spain and had a remarkable season with Rayo Majadahonda in the second division, although he was unable to avoid relegation.

From then on, the playmaker’s path became more and more complicated. He never had consistency. In 2019-20 he spent half a season at Desportivo Aves in Portugal and another half at Almeria before spending eight months on the sidelines.

In 2021-22 he returned after signing for Ligue 2 side Rodez, where his father is a shareholder, and finally played for recently relegated Fuenlabrada in the Spanish third tier.

Recently, Romeo Beckham, the son of England legend David Beckham, also announced his retirement from football at just 22 to go into fashion.