What it's like to have a famous father! What their children can achieve…
They have big names and even bigger expectations. For the children of footballers who follow in their fathers' footsteps, the task is often daunting.
They have big names and even bigger expectations. For the children of footballers who follow in their fathers' footsteps, the task is often daunting. Some manage to become professionals, others, like Erling Haaland, even surpass their fathers, while others are still chasing their dreams.
High expectations for Rooney's son Kai - Cristiano Junior also follows in his father's footsteps
England is also seeing the arrival of talented players with famous names. They include Jaden (19) and Reagan Heskey (17, both Manchester City U21s), Tate (Brighton U18s) and Lorenz Ferdinand (19, Brighton U21s), sons of Emile Heskey and Rio Ferdinand respectively, as well as Kai (15, Manchester United Youth), son of Wayne Rooney, who is eagerly awaited. The teenager was recently unexpectedly called up to the Red Devils U19 team. Unfortunately, however, he was injured and posted a picture on his Instagram profile wearing a special medical boot and crutches. Many Manchester United fans will be crossing their fingers that he has a career as significant as his father, who made his Premier League debut at just 16.
Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Júnior, is just 15 years old and plays as a winger for Al-Nasr's U15 team. He has previously played for the respective youth teams, depending on his father's contract. In May, the left winger also made his debut for the Portugal U15 national team. "Congratulations on your debut with the Portugal national team, my son. I'm very proud of you!" CR7 wrote.
Dutch footballers to watch
The most recent example is Seb Huntelaar. The 16-year-old has just joined PSV Eindhoven's U17 team. His father, Klaas-Jan, also played there as a youngster. Like his father, Huntelaar Junior is a striker and is described as a real goalscorer. But he is not the only one who could make a splash in the Netherlands in the future. The children of other former Oranje stars are also keen to make their own impact. Among them are Viana Seedorf (18 years old, Milan U18, also holds Brazilian citizenship), Liam van Nistelrooy (17 years old), Damian van der Vaart (19 years old, Ajax Amsterdam II), Shaqueel van Persie (18 years old, Feyenoord U21), Shane Kluivert (18 years old-Barcelona) and Jessey Sneijder (19 years old, Utrecht II).
Zinedine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcelo have all won a host of titles in their careers. While French icon Zidane already has three sons, Luca, Theo and Enzo, who have reached or are about to reach professional football but have yet to reach their father's level of quality, Elias Zidane (19) is still at the beginning. The central defender currently plays for Betis Deportivo in the Spanish third division. Ibrahimovic has two sons on the pitch and Marcelo has one: Maximilian Ibrahimovic (19, AC Milan U20) and Vincent Ibrahimovic (17, AC Milan U18) and Enzo Alves (16, Real Madrid U17). José Antonio Reyes also once played for Real Madrid, but died in a car accident in 2019 at the age of just 35. His son, José Reyes (17), joined Real Madrid's youth academy and now plays for the under-19 team.
Sons of former Serie A players
We've already mentioned several sons of legends who have played in Serie A, including Isago Silva (16, Chelsea U18), son of Thiago Silva, and Mattia Barzagli (15, Fiorentina youth team), son of Andrea Barzagli, a World Cup winner with Italy. Ricardo Bordon (18, Lazio U20), son of former Stuttgart and Schalke player Marcelo Bordon, also has a name that is well-known in the world of football.
In Torino's youth teams, some of which had their father captain at Granada, Mattias Moretti will be keen to follow in the footsteps of his father Emiliano. As will another promising defender, Andrea Natali (son of Cesare), who is currently competing in the U20 World Cup alongside another talented player, Lorenzo Riccio. Natali was not the only one to choose Germany as a training ground. Rocco Simic, son of Dario, and Samuele Inacio, son of Inacio Pia, did the same, both in the youth teams of Karlsruhe and Borussia Dortmund, respectively.
At Juventus, Alfonso Montero and Davide Marchisio are preparing for transfers, while Inter are preparing for a third Carboni, this time Cristiano. Meanwhile, Bologna are preparing a group of talented footballers, including Nicolo Rossito, Giovanni Baldini, Tomas Castillo and Ricardo, son of Mister.
Italiano. In Rome, Giuseppe D'Agostino, son of the iconic player Gaetano, hopes to move to Lazio, while Federico Terlizzi (son of Cristian), who had a successful career in Sicily, hopes to move to Roma. Also to mention some who are abroad: Cais Anelka, Andrea Dacur, Luca Dal Tomasone and Luis Suasso.
Manos Staramopoulos
Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs
Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com
Athens (Greece)
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