Luca Zidane
Algerian-French footballer (born 1998)
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Luca Zinedine Zidane (Arabic: لوكا زين الدين زيدان; born 13 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
.jpg) Luca with Real Madrid after the 2018 UEFA Champions League final | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luca Zinedine Zidane[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Granada | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2018 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Real Madrid B | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Eibar | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Granada | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | France U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | France U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | France U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Algeria | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Zidane began his career with Real Madrid before competing professionally in Spain, mainly in Segunda División with Racing Santander, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar and currently Granada.
He represented his country of birth, France at youth international levels. Having qualified through his paternal grandparents, he was selected for the Algeria senior national team in 2025, and played for them at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He is the son of French professional football manager and former player Zinedine Zidane.
Early life
Luca Zinedine Zidane was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, on 13 May 1998. He is the son of the footballer Zinedine Zidane and professional dancer Veronique Fernández.[3] He is the second of four brothers, all of who – Enzo, Théo, and Elyaz – are professional footballers who developed at the Real Madrid youth academy.[4] Zidane is of Spanish descent through his mother,[5] and of Algerian Arab Berber descent through his father.[6] He has French and Algerian nationality.[7]
Club career
Zidane joined the Real Madrid youth academy at the age of 6 in 2004 and plays as a goalkeeper.[8] He worked his way up from the academy, eventually joining Castilla, the reserve team.[9]
Real Madrid
Zidane's father, Zinedine Zidane, joined the Real Madrid coaching staff in 2014, thereby becoming Luca's manager at various levels early in his footballing career.[10] Zidane made his professional debut for Real Madrid in their last league game of the 2017–18 season: a 2–2 La Liga tie with Villarreal CF on 19 May 2018.[11][12] During the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he was the third-choice goalkeeper, when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall Champions League title.[13]
Loan to Santander
Zidane was loaned to Racing Santander of Segunda División on 8 July 2019 for the 2019–20 season.[14][15] He made his debut on 17 August 2019 in a 1–0 home loss to Málaga, in which he suffered an injury to the muscle on the back of his right leg.[16]
Rayo Vallecano
On 5 October 2020, Zidane joined Rayo Vallecano.[17] He made his debut on 2 December, coming as substitute for Stole Dimitrievski who was sent off in a 1–0 loss to Leganés. When Dimitrievski played in UEFA Euro 2020 for North Macedonia, he played in all the remaining games of the season and led the team to promotion to the top flight after defeating Girona in the play-off final.[18]
Eibar
On 1 September 2022, free agent Zidane signed a two-year contract with Eibar in the second division.[19] On 22 March of the following year, he renewed his link with the club until 2026.[20]
Granada
On 5 July 2024, Zidane agreed to a three-year deal with Granada, recently relegated to the second division.[21]
International career
Born in France to French-born parents of Algerian and Spanish descent, Zidane represented France at youth international level. He was part of the France under-17 squad that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and also featured at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[22] He made one appearance for the under-20 team on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the United States in Spain.[23]
On 19 September 2025, FIFA approved Zidane's request to change his sporting nationality from French to Algerian, making him eligible to play for the Algeria national team.[24][25] On 2 October 2025, he accepted their call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Somalia and Uganda.[26] His debut with Algeria came twelve days later in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Uganda after being named in the starting line-up.[27]
Zidane was named in manager Vladimir Petković's Algeria national team for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2026[29]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 28 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2017–18 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Eibar | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Granada | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 202 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
International
- As of match played 10 January 2026[30]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Real Madrid
France U17
