Luca Zidane, the son of France’s World Cup-winning playmaker Zinedine, has switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria.<\/p>\n
Born just outside Marseille, the 27-year-old goalkeeper had appeared for France at various youth levels.<\/p>\n
The move, which was approved by Fifa, may enable Zidane to follow in his father’s footsteps by appearing at a World Cup, with Algeria expected to secure a place at the 2026 finals in North America in their qualifier against Somalia next month.<\/p>\n
Zidane, who is the second of four brothers, all of whom came through the Real Madrid academy, currently plays for Spanish second tier side Granada.<\/p>\n
He played two matches for Madrid and has La Liga experience at Rayo Vallecano, but dropped a level in 2022 to play for Eibar before heading to Andalusia in 2024.<\/p>\n
Zidane qualifies for the North African country through his father, whose parents hailed from the Kabylie region of Algeria.<\/p>\n
Zinedine Zidane, who is regarded as one of the games greatest players scored twice for France in their 1998 World Cup final victory over Brazil, but was famously sent-off in the 2006 final, which was won by Italy after a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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