In sports, parents try to bring their children into their world, and many fathers have been successful. They’ve been able to raise their children to follow in their steps, making them part of the point spread betting world. So, below are a few soccer players following in their father’s footsteps.
Timothy Weah
Timothy Weah is one of the top soccer players, following in his father’s footsteps. He was born on the 22nd of February 2000, and he’s currently 23 years old. Timothy plays the winger role for the Ligue Club Lille and is on the United States national team.
He graduated from the academy of Paris Saint-Germain in 2017. His father, George Weah, won the FIFA World player of the year in 1995, and he became the first African footballer to be bestowed with the honor.
Timothy opted to represent the United States instead of Liberia and was among the players that participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. His father is currently the president of Liberia. Despite being 23 years old, Timothy has shown glimpses of his potential, and with time and consistency, he could turn into a lethal striker like his father during his prime.
Marcus Thuram
Marcus Thuram is also one of the top soccer players following in his father’s footsteps. He was born on the 6th of August, 1997, and he’s currently 25 years old and is the son of Lilian Thuram. He plays the forward/left winger role for the Bundesliga Club, Borussia Monchengladbach, and is on the France national team.
His father retired as the most capped player in the history of France’s national team, where he had 142 appearances between 1994 and 2008, and he won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championships. He spent his club career playing in Italy with Parma, where Marcus was born, and he also played for Juventus.
Erling Haaland
The Norwegian professional footballer Erling Haaland has proved to be part of the soccer players following their father’s footsteps, and he is already performing more. He is just 22 years old and one of the most prolific strikers in Europe. He plays for the EPL Club Manchester City and is currently the highest goal scorer in the league, scoring twenty-eight goals.
His father, Alfe-Inge Haaland, featured for Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester City in the 90s and early 2000s. He was known for something terrible when he received the end of a brutal tackle from Roy Keane during a Manchester Derby in 2001. He retired a few months later because he got injured by the tackle.
Justin Kluivert
Justin Kluivert is also among the soccer players following in the footsteps of his father, Patrick. Justin is just 23 years old and plays the winger role for the La Liga Club Valencia, but he is on loan from Serie A Club Roma. he is also the grandson of a former Surinamese soccer player, Kenneth Kluivert.
Justin made his first-team debut for Ajax in 2017, where he played 56 times and scored 13 goals. His father is a former Ajax and Barcelona striker, widely regarded as a football icon in the Netherlands and worldwide. He scored 199 club career goals, and he won titles in Spain and the Netherlands,
Kephren Thuram
Kephren Thuram plays the midfielder role for the Ligue 1 Club, Nice, and the France national team. He was born on the 26th of March 2001, and he’s currently 22 years old. He is the son of the Former France international player Lilian Thuraam and the younger brother of Marcus Thuram, who plays for the Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach.
Kephren Thuram started his professional career with Monaco before he joined Nice in 2019, where many things have been going well for him since he got to Nice, with over a hundred appearances. He is one of the most-rated young players in Europe.
Enzo Zidane
Enzo Zidane is one of the four sons of the most famous soccer player in the history of football, Zinedine Zidane, and all of them have followed their father into football. He is 28 years old and plays the midfield role for Primera Federacion Club, Fuenlabrada. He is among the players that started his youth career for Real Madrid between 2004 to 2014.
Giovanni Simeone
Giovanni Simeone is among the soccer players following in his father’s footsteps. He was born on the 5th of July, 1995, and is currently 27 years old. He plays the striker role for the Serie A Club Napoli, but he is on loan from Hellas Verona. Giovanni also plays for the Argentina national team. He is the son of the former Argentina international footballer Diego Simneon.
Categories: News
Source: thpttranhungdao.edu.vn/en/
