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Enzo Barrenechea
Personal information
Full name Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea
Date of birth (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Villa María, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
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 (0)
2024–2026 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Valencia (loan) 30 (1)
2025–2026 → Benfica (loan) 26 (1)
2026– Benfica 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:11, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea (born 22 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Loan to Valencia

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On 30 August 2024, Barrenechea signed for La Liga club Valencia on a season-long loan.[21] He scored against Getafe CF in October 2024.[22]

Benfica

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On 18 July 2025, Barrenechea signed for Primeira Liga club Benfica on a season-long loan.[23] The transfer was reported to have a €3 million loan fee, with an obligation if certain terms were met to make the transfer permanent for a further €12 million and a 30% sell-on clause.[24][25] On 7 October 2025, it was reported that Barrenechea had made enough appearances to trigger a permanent transfer the following summer.[26]

International career

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Barrenechea was called up to the Argentina U20 side by Lionel Scaloni for the 2018 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[27]

Style of play

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Barrenechea is a defensive midfielder, who has drawn comparisons to Paul Pogba and Steven Nzonzi due to his playing style.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 September 2026[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2020–21 Serie C 30———0030
2021–22 Serie C 81———5[c]1132
2022–23 Serie C 264———5[d]0314
Total 375———101476
Juventus 2022–23 Serie A 3000—2[e]0—50
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 36031———391
Aston Villa 2024–25 Premier League 00————00
Valencia (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 30120———321
Benfica (loan) 2025–26 Primeira Liga 261201013[f]11[g]0432
Benfica 2026–27 Primeira Liga 5000006[h]0—110
Benfica total 311201019110542
Career total 1377711021111117710
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Benfica

Notes

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  1. 1 2 The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Le condizioni di Enzo Barrenechea - Juventus" [Update on the condition of Enzo Barrenechea]. Juventus.com (in Italian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Juve v PSG game report". UEFA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Juve v Torino game report". Soccerway. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "BARRENECHEA È GIALLAZZURRO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. 1 2 3 "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.
  18. ↑ "Aston Villa confirm double signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Aston Villa sign Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ "Barrenechea joins Valencia on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Getafe CF vs Valencia CF - LALIGA EA SPORTS". Página web oficial de LALIGA | LALIGA. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Enzo Barrenechea seals Benfica loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  24. ↑ Martins, Hugo Filipe; Ventura, Mário Rui (18 July 2025). "Enzo Barrenechea presented as Benfica's new signing after loan move from Aston Villa". FlashScore. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Tanswell, Jacob (18 July 2025). "Enzo Barrenechea joins Benfica from Aston Villa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "'Imminent purchase' of Aston Villa player seen as justified - Figures from transfer revealed". Sport Witness. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ Enzo Barrenechea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  29. ↑ "Águia letal na hora de levar a Supertaça" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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