Kevin Zenón

Kevin Zenón
Personal information
Full name Kevin Andrés Zenón
Date of birth (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001
Place of birth Goya, Corrientes, Argentina[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 21
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 64 (6)
International career‡
2024– Argentina U23 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 16 June 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[2] for Boca Juniors.[3][4]

Zenón competed for Argentina at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

Career

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.[2][11] 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.[7][8][10]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Zenón is of Syrian descent.[12]

Career statistics

As of 16 August 2024.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Santa Fe 2020–21 Primera División ——603[c]090
2021 200—121—321
2022 201101007[c]1382
2023 21210141—363
Total 613204221011156
Boca Juniors 2024 Primera División 40201626[c]2284
Total 402016262284
Career total 6534058416314310
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina
  2. ↑ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. 1 2 "Kevin Zenon". World Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - K. Zenon". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Boca Juniors acordó con Unión el fichaje de Kevin Zenón: los dos jugadores que entrarán en la negociación on Infobae, 16 Jan 2024
  4. ↑ Boca cerró a Zenón on TyC
  5. ↑ "ZENON Kevin". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "Kevin Zenón, el correntino que quiere triunfar en Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ "Zenón, el pibito de Unión que fue recomendado por el padre de Messi". El Litoral. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "كيفون زينون يرفض تمثيل المنتخب السوري.. هل يتغيّر ذلك في المستقبل؟". Athr Press (in Arabic). 23 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.


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