Luca Zidane

Luca Zinedine Zidane (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.

Luca Zidane

Luca with Real Madrid after the 2018 UEFA Champions League final
Personal information
Full name	Luca Zinedine Zidane[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Aix-en-Provence, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
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	27	(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	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Born in France, Zidane began his career with Real Madrid before competing professionally in Spain, mainly in Segunda División with Racing Santander, Rayo Vallecano and Eibar.

He represented his native France at youth international levels before opting to play for Algeria in 2025, for which he qualifies through his father's descent. He is the son of French professional football manager and former player Zinedine Zidane.

Early life

Luca was born in Aix-en-Provence, and is the son of the FIFA World Cup-winning French footballer Zinedine Zidane and his wife Veronique Fernández.^[3] He is the second of four brothers, and all of them – Enzo, Théo, and Elyaz – are footballers who developed at the youth academy of Real Madrid.^[4] Luca is of Spanish descent through his mother,^[5] and of Algerian descent through his father.^[6] He has French and Algerian nationality.^[7]

Club career

Luca 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]

Luca's father Zinedine Zidane came to manage Real Madrid, and became Luca's manager early in his career.^[10] Luca 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]

Luca 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]

On 5 October 2020, Luca 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]

On 1 September 2022, free agent Luca 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]

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, Luca 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 Luca'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][28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2025^[29]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
		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	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		27	0	2	0	—		0	0	29	0
Career total			178	0	5	0	0	0	8	0	191	0

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
2. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

Honours

France U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015^[30]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Glove: 2015

See also

• List of European association football families