Enzo Barrenechea

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea (born 22 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Juventus.

Early career

In his early years he plays in Newell's Old Boys. In summer 2019 he moved to Sion for €3.1 million. In winter 2020 he moved to Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – for the following season.

Juventus U23

He made his debut with Juventus U23 on 25 October 2020 in the away win against Lucchese. On 22 May 2021, Barrenechea injured his ACL. On 20 February 2022, Barrenechea returned being after his injury coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute against Seregno drawn 2–2. On 2 April, Barrenechea scored his first goal in his career in a 1–1 draw against Virtus Verona. On 21 May, Barrenechea scored the 12th-minute decider in the second leg of the second round of the play-offs national phases in a match won 1–0 against Padova, which did not prevent Juventus from being eliminated from the play-offs.

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 Champions League 1–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain. 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. On 1 April, Juventus announced his definitive promotion to the first team.

Defensive midfielder compared to Pogba and Nzonzi.

Club

As of match played 22 April 2023