Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo has retired at the age of 29 for a very sad reason after 16 months out of the game

Zinedine Zidane's eldest son Enzo has retired from professional football aged just 29.

The former Real Madrid star has hung up his boots following a 16-month hiatus away from the game.

Having started his career with Juventus as a youngster, a move to Spain's capital soon materialised back in 2004.

Enzo would end up spending 13 years with Los Blancos, making just one senior appearance along the way.

He also netted on his debut, scoring with his first touch in a 5-1 Cup win against Ebro in November 2016.

The opportunity was of course handed to him while his father, Zizou, was in charge of the senior side.

Enzo did enjoy success with the B team Real Madrid Castilla in his younger days, playing 78 times for the third-tier outfit.

In June 2017, the Bordeaux-born star moved to Alaves, penning a three-year deal with the La Liga team.

Since then, further spells with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland and Rodez in France also failed to bring any luck.

Zidane then returned to Spain's third tier once again to join Fuenlabrada before failing to find a new club upon his exit and has now decided the time is right to hang up his boots after a spell in the wilderness.

Enzo has previously admitted feeling huge pressure due to having a famous father in Zinedine, which perhaps hints why his career has been so stop-start.

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“I’ve had it since I was little, and it’s always going to be that way," he told Marca.

“It’s not going to change, but I try to remove myself from it and focus on being the best possible Enzo.

“People compare you, criticise you, want more from you, and say you are there because you are somebody’s son.

“Others will be criticised for other things but I try not to think about it. The most important thing is that my family are proud of me. I just think about growing up as Enzo and nothing else.

“I was 22 years old at Madrid. After going through the academy and learning from the first team, my goal was to try other things and grow as a footballer.

“Madrid are the best team in the world and it is very difficult to find a space there, but the life of a player is like that.

“I wanted to leave to experience good moments elsewhere and have the same dream.”