Kevin Zenón
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Andrés Zenón | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Goya, Corrientes, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Central Goya | |||
Huracán Goya | |||
San Ramón Goya | |||
2018–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Unión Santa Fe | 61 | (3) |
2024– | Boca Juniors | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Argentina U23 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 16 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:43, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
Kevin Andrés Zenón (born 30 July 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder[2] for Boca Juniors.[3][4]
Career
Zenón spent his early career with Goya teams Central, Huracán and San Ramón.[5][6][7] In 2018, after a trial with Newell's Old Boys, Zenón joined Unión Santa Fe; following a recommendation from Lionel Messi's father, Jorge.[8] He made the breakthrough into Unión's first-team in October 2020, featuring in friendlies primarily as a left-back.[9] His senior debut arrived on 29 October in a Copa Sudamericana home loss to Ecuadorian club Emelec; he was substituted on midway through the second half in place of Ezequiel Cañete.[2][10] Zenón's first start came on 1 November against Arsenal de Sarandí in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[2]
Style of play
Zenón is definitively a midfielder, though is capable of playing at left-back and as a winger.[6][7][9]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, is Zenón of Syrian descent,[11]
Career statistics
- As of 16 August 2024.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21 | Primera División | — | — | 6 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2021 | 20 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
2022 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
2023 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
Total | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 115 | 6 | ||
Boca Juniors | 2024 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6[c] | 2 | 28 | 4 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 4 | ||
Career total | 65 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 143 | 10 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Zenon". World Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - K. Zenon". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Boca Juniors acordó con Unión el fichaje de Kevin Zenón: los dos jugadores que entrarán en la negociación on Infobae, 16 Jan 2024
- ^ Boca cerró a Zenón on TyC
- ^ "KEVIN ZENÓN: "SIEMPRE FUE MI SUEÑO JUGAR EN PRIMERA DIVISIÓN"". Diario Primera Hora. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Kevin Zenón, el correntino que quiere triunfar en Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Conoce a Kevin Zenón, el correntino que debutó con Newells y que ilusiona al hincha Tatengue". Soy Deportes. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Zenón, el pibito de Unión que fue recomendado por el padre de Messi". El Litoral. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Kevin Zenón: "Mi sueño es debutar en la primera de Unión."". Santa Fe Deportivo. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "0-1. Emelec logró un valioso triunfo como visitante ante Unión, en Santa Fe". Hola News. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "كيفون زينون يرفض تمثيل المنتخب السوري.. هل يتغيّر ذلك في المستقبل؟". Athr Press (in Arabic). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
- Kevin Zenón at Soccerway
- Kevin Andrés Zenón at Historiadeboca.com (in Spanish)
- Kevin Zenón at Olympics.com
- Kevin Zenón at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Corrientes Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentine people of Syrian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine football biography stubs