Elyaz Zidane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elyaz Zidane Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Canillas | ||
| 2013– | Real Madrid | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | France U17 | 10 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Elyaz Zidane (born 26 December 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid Juvenil C.[1]
Early life
Elyaz Zidane was born in Marseille, the hometown of his father, Zinedine Zidane.[2]
Club career
Elyaz started his career at CD Canillas, before joining La Fábrica in 2013.[3][4]
He went through all the levels of the youth academy, already showing his skills with several goals in the Juvenil classicos.[5][6] He started playing with the under-19 during the 2021–22 season.[7]
International career
Also eligible for the Spanish selection through his mother, Zidane Fernández is a youth international for France, having made his debut with the France under-17 team, in October 2021.[3][8] Having already scored two goals with the bleuets, including one on his debut, he even captained his side for a friendly against Spain in 2022.[9]
In April 2022, he was selected with France for the 2022 Under-17 Euro.[10]
Style of play
A left-footed defender, Elyaz Zidane is described as a physically player with a good reading of the game. He is able to play both as a left-back or a central defender.[2][7]
References
- ^ Elyaz Zidane at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ a b Nieto, Jose (16 October 2021). "Elyaz, el último Zidane: el jugador del Real Madrid recibe la primera llamada con Francia". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ a b Martín, Agustín (30 October 2021). "Elyaz Zidane, el último miembro de la saga, debuta con Francia". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Castañeda, Ángela (26 August 2019). "Elyaz da el salto al Cadete: el pequeño de los Zidane da pasos adelante en el Real Madrid". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Guitton, Alexandre (17 April 2017). "Foot : dans la famille Zidane, voici Elyaz, 11 ans". le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kachour, Walid (3 February 2020). "Real: Zidane a aimé le nouveau joli but de son fils Elyaz". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Franco Sanchez, Max (28 October 2021). "Elyaz Zidane, le dernier de la fratrie qui commence à faire parler de lui". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Elyaz Zidane buteur pour sa première avec l'équipe de France des moins de 17 ans". L'Équipe (in French). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Pedebos, Julien (21 April 2022). "Espagne - France (U17) : un fils Zidane capitaine avec les Bleus !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Nieto, Jose (16 May 2022). "Elyaz Zidane y un Europeo Sub17 para destaparse: la última perla de la saga que el Real Madrid pule". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
- Elyaz Zidane at Soccerway
