Enzo Barrenechea
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Villa María, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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 | (0) |
2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea (born 22 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 July 17 2024, Barrenechea made his debut for Aston Villa as a second-half substitute during a 3–0 friendly win against EFL League Two club Walsall.[21]
Style of play
[edit]Barrenechea is a defensive midfielder, who has drawn comparisons to Paul Pogba and Steven Nzonzi due to his playing style.[2]
International career
[edit]Barrenechea was called up to the Argentina U20 side by Lionel Scaloni for the 2018 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 June 2024[23]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Career total | 76 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 7 |
- ^ Four appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ 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 2021-02-21.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (2020-10-25). "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 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Le condizioni di Enzo Barrenechea - Juventus" [Update on the condition of Enzo Barrenechea]. Juventus.com (in Italian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "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). 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Fioretti, Luca (2022-02-20). "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 2022-02-20.
- ^ "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). 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Pranzoni, Carlo (2022-05-21). "Padova Juventus U23 0-1: termina la corsa playoff dei bianconeri" [The Bianconeri's playoff run ends]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Juve v PSG game report". UEFA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Juve v Torino game report". Soccerway. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "La Juventus promuove un giocatore in prima squadra" [Juventus: Barrenechea officially promoted to the first team]. Sky Sports Italia (in Italian). 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ "BARRENECHEA È GIALLAZZURRO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aston Villa confirm double signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Aston Villa sign Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Walsall 0-3 Aston Villa". www.avfc.co.uk. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Convocados para L´Alcudia - SITIO OFICIAL DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO". web.archive.org. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Enzo Barrenechea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- People from Villa María
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serie C players
- Serie A players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- FC Sion players
- Juventus FC players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy