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Enzo Barrenechea

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Enzo Barrenechea
Personal information
Full name Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea
Date of birth (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villa María, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
(on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2019 Newell's Old Boys
2019–2020 Sion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Sion B 7 (0)
2020–2023 Juventus Next Gen[α] 37 (5)
2022–2024 Juventus 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Frosinone (loan) 36 (1)
2024– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024– → Valencia (loan) 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:10, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea (born 22 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa.

Career

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Early career

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In his early years, Barrenechea played for Newell's Old Boys.[2] In the summer of 2019, he moved to Sion for €3.1 million.[3]

Juventus

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In the winter of 2020, Barranechea moved to Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus.[3] He made his debut with Juventus U23 on 25 October 2020, in an away win against Lucchese.[4] On 22 May 2021, Barrenechea injured his ACL.[5] On 20 February 2022, Barrenechea returned from his injury coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute against Seregno[6] in a 2–2 draw.[7] On 2 April, Barrenechea scored the first goal in his career in a 1–1 draw against Virtus Verona.[8] On 21 May, Barrenechea scored a 12th-minute decider in the second leg of the second round of the play-offs - a 1–0 win against Padova, which did not prevent Juventus from being eliminated from the play-offs.[9]

Barrenechea started to get first-team call-ups in the 2022–23 season. He made his debut for Juventus on 2 November 2022 as an 88th-minute substitute for Juan Cuadrado in a 2–1 UEFA Champions League loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[10] By mid-February 2023, he was moved to the senior squad on a permanent basis. He made his Serie A debut for Juventus on 28 February 2023 against Torino.[11] On 1 April, Juventus announced his definitive promotion to the first team.[12]

Loan to Frosinone

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On 15 August 2023, Barrenechea was sent on loan to newly-promoted Serie A club Frosinone for the 2023–24 season.[13] He made his debut for the club four days later, coming on as a late substitute for Abdou Harroui in a 3–1 league defeat to Napoli.[14] On 19 December, he scored his first goal for Frosinone in a 4–0 Coppa Italia win over Napoli.[15][16]

Aston Villa

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On 1 July 2024, Barrenechea signed for Premier League club Aston Villa on a permanent deal, as part of a double-transfer from Juventus, alongside Samuel Iling-Junior.[17][18][19] The deal commanded an €8 million fee, plus €3 million in add-ons,[17][19] and was related to the transfer of Douglas Luiz to Juventus, despite being a separate transaction.[17][20]

On 30 August 2024, Barrenechea signed for La Liga club Valencia on a season-long loan.[21]

Style of play

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Barrenechea is a defensive midfielder, who has drawn comparisons to Paul Pogba and Steven Nzonzi due to his playing style.[2]

International career

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Barrenechea was called up to the Argentina U20 side by Lionel Scaloni for the 2018 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 November 2024[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2020–21 Serie C 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Serie C 8 1 — — 5[a] 1 13 2
2022–23 Serie C 26 4 — — 5[b] 0 31 4
Total 37 5 0 0 0 0 10 1 47 6
Juventus 2022–23 Serie A 3 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 5 0
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 36 0 2 1 — — 38 1
Aston Villa 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valencia (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 8 1 0 0 — 0 0 8 1
Career total 84 6 2 1 0 0 12 1 98 7
  1. ^ Four appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "La Juventus guarda al futuro con Barrenechea: per il suo ex allenatore l'argentino "è un mix tra Nzonzi e Pogba"". Il Posticipo (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2021.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b Paronitti, Claudio (5 February 2020). "Calciomercato, anche il Sion conferma l'avvenuto trasferimento alla Juventus del talento argentino Enzo Barrenechea" [Sion confirms the transfer to Juventus of the Argentine talent Enzo Barrenechea]. Chalcio.com.
  4. ^ Baridon, Marco (25 October 2020). "Lucchese-Juventus U23 0-1: riscatto bianconero al Porta Elisa - VIDEO" [Lucchese-Juventus U23 0-1: Juventus redemption at Porta Elisa – VIDEO]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Le condizioni di Enzo Barrenechea - Juventus" [Update on the condition of Enzo Barrenechea]. Juventus.com (in Italian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Juventus U23, riecco Barrenechea: in campo dopo il lungo stop" [Juventus U23: Barrenechea is back on the pitch after long stop.]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ Fioretti, Luca (20 February 2022). "Seregno Juventus U23 2-2: Cudrig e Pecorino salvano i bianconeri, punto d'oro per Zauli" [Seregno - Juventus U23 2-2: Cudrig and Pecortino save a golden point for Zauli.]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Juventus U23, Barrenechea ora può sorridere: il suo messaggio – FOTO" [Barrenechea can now smile after a long and tormented period away from the pitch - PHOTO]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ^ Pranzoni, Carlo (21 May 2022). "Padova Juventus U23 0-1: termina la corsa playoff dei bianconeri" [The Bianconeri's playoff run ends]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Juve v PSG game report". UEFA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Juve v Torino game report". Soccerway. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ^ "La Juventus promuove un giocatore in prima squadra" [Juventus: Barrenechea officially promoted to the first team]. Sky Sports Italia (in Italian). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  13. ^ "BARRENECHEA È GIALLAZZURRO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Frosinone-Napoli 1-3, rivivi la diretta: primo acuto dei campioni d'Italia". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ Troise, Ciro (19 December 2023). "Colpo Frosinone al Maradona: il Napoli perde 4-0 ed è eliminato dalla Coppa Italia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  16. ^ Donato, Lelio (20 December 2023). "Di Francesco spiega cosa mancava a Barrenechea alla Juventus: "Ne aveva bisogno"". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "ACCORDO CON L'ASTON VILLA PER LA CESSIONE DEFINITIVA DEI CALCIATORI ILING-JUNIOR E BARRENECHEA" (PDF). Juventus.com (in Italian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Aston Villa confirm double signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Aston Villa sign Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ^ Tanswell, Jacob (1 July 2024). "Iling-Junior and Barrenechea offer Villa more than just help with PSR". The Athletic. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Barrenechea joins Valencia on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Convocados para L´Alcudia - SITIO OFICIAL DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO". 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  23. ^ Enzo Barrenechea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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