A ranar 8 ga watan Fabairun 1991 ne kuma Zidane ya fara cin ƙwallon sa na farko a gasar wasan ƙwarrarru ta Professional abinda ya burge shugaban ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafan na AS Cannes kuma harya bashi kyautar sabuwar mota. Bayan da Zidane yabar ƙungiyar AS Cannes ya kuma koma ƙungiyar Girondins de Bordeaux akan kuɗi Euro miliyan 7 a shekarar 1992-93.