Kevin Zenón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Andrés Zenón | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Goya, Corrientes, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlas | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Boca Juniors | 68 | (7) |
| 2026– | Atlas | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Argentina U23 | 6 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:13, 12 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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[3] for Liga MX club Atlas.[4]
Zenón competed for Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]
Career
[edit]Zenón spent his early career with Goya teams Central, Huracán and San Ramón.[6][7][8] In 2018, after a trial with Newell's Old Boys, Zenón joined Unión Santa Fe; following a recommendation from Lionel Messi's father, Jorge.[9] He made the breakthrough into Unión's first-team in October 2020, featuring in friendlies primarily as a left-back.[10] 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.[3][11] Zenón's first start came on 1 November against Arsenal de Sarandí in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[3]
Style of play
[edit]Zenón is primarily a midfielder, although he's capable of playing at left-back and as a winger.[7][8][10]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Argentina, Zenón is of Syrian descent.[12][additional citation(s) needed]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 16 August 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ↑ Kevin Zenón at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Kevin Andres Zenon" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Kevin Zenón at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Atlas Makes Hernán Crespo's Wish Come True: Kevin Zenón Signs from Boca Juniors". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). 10 September 2026. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "ZENON Kevin". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ↑ "KEVIN ZENÓN: "SIEMPRE FUE MI SUEÑO JUGAR EN PRIMERA DIVISIÓN"". Diario Primera Hora. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Kevin Zenón, el correntino que quiere triunfar en Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Kevin Zenón: "Mi sueño es debutar en la primera de Unión."". Santa Fe Deportivo. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ "0-1. Emelec logró un valioso triunfo como visitante ante Unión, en Santa Fe". Hola News. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. 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
[edit]- Kevin Zenón at Soccerway
- Kevin Zenón at WorldFootball.net
- Kevin Andrés Zenón at Historiadeboca.com (in Spanish)
- Kevin Zenón at Olympics.com
- Kevin Zenón on Instagram
- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 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
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Argentina
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Argentine football midfielder stubs