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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Valencia (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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 | (1) |
| 2024– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Valencia (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 28 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editIn 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
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editBarrenechea is a defensive midfielder, who has drawn comparisons to Paul Pogba and Steven Nzonzi due to his playing style.[2]
International career
editBarrenechea was called up to the Argentina U20 side by Lionel Scaloni for the 2018 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 October 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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Career total | 83 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 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
editReferences
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 21 February 2021.[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 (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.
- ^ "Le condizioni di Enzo Barrenechea - Juventus" [Update on the condition of Enzo Barrenechea]. Juventus.com (in Italian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Barrenechea joins Valencia on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Enzo Barrenechea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.