Enzo Fernandez is currently a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League.
More than a few heads were turned when after a World Cup-winning winter for Enzo Fernandez at Benfica, Chelsea pulled £107 million out of their back pocket to make the Argentine at the time the British transfer record signing.
Since his switch to Stamford Bridge, he’s certainly shown the Chelsea faithful what he’s all about – but the best is certainly yet to come.
With this, here’s absolutely everything you need to know about the Chelsea midfielder.
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Enzo Fernandez Profile
How old is Enzo Fernandez?
Fernandez is currently 23 years old. His birthday is on the 17th of January 2001. He was born in San Martín, Buenos Aires,
Height
Fernandez is 5 feet 10 inches tall, which is 1.78m. He is rather small for a player in his position but makes up for his lack of height with his bulldog-like approach.
Position
Enzo is best as a number eight in centre-midfield. He is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder or attacking midfielder.
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Enzo Fernandez Transfer Fee
Chelsea signed midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British-record £106.8m.
The deal for the Argentine surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish from Aston Villa 18 months prior.
Chelsea agreed a deal of €121m at 9.15 pm on Deadline Day after 12 hours of talks led by Chelsea’s co-owner Behdad Eghbali from London.
Chelsea then broke the record again just months later when they went in for Premier League midfielder Moises Caicedo of Brighton.
It was former Chelsea forward Joao Felix who welcomed Enzo to the Bridge.
“Felix called me when I got here to ask if he could be of any help, when you get on with someone it helps on the field,” Fernandez has said in his interview with Jacob Steinberg.
How much did Benfica pay for Enzo Fernandez?
The then 22-year-old, joined Benfica the summer before for around £10m. Enzo reflects positively on his time at the Portuguese giants to club media:
“That’s changed my life,” Enzo said. “I’ll always feel grateful to Benfica. They’ve opened the doors of Europe to me. I feel very thankful for what the club’s done for me, with the directors, with my teammates.
“They’ve put in a lot of trust in me. Not to mention the technical staff, who have given me loads of support and love ever since I landed there.”
Enzo Fernandez Wife
Fernandez is married to fellow Argentine Valentina Cervantes. The glamorous social media influencer has been dating Enzo since 2019 and has given up a career in teaching to travel around the world with her partner.
In May 2020, the couple welcomed their daughter Olivia and Valentina has documented her journey into motherhood online.
In May 2023 they announced that they were expecting their second child together, with their son being born in October.
Contract
Enzo Fernandez signed a 9-year contract worth £139,230,000 at Chelsea. This will keep him at the club until the summer of 2031.
Wages
Fernandez has signed a mammoth 8.5-year contract at Chelsea worth £315,000-a-week, per Spotrac.
Salary
Fernandez will earn a base salary of £9,360,000, including an annual average salary of £15,470,000.
Enzo Fernandez Twitter
You can find the Chelsea megastar on Twitter under the handle – @Enzo13Fernandez. He is also on Instagram under @enzojfernandez.
The Argentine possesses way over 10 million followers combined on both platforms.
