10. Aron, Andri Lucas and Daniel Gudjohnsen
In the summer of 2018, Real Madrid signed both of Gudjohnsen’s other sons for their youth ranks, taking Andri Lucas from Espanyol and 12-year-old Daniel directly from Barcelona. Gudjohnsen’s 16-year-old half-brother joined Swansea City in 2017, whereas his eldest son was at Barcelona.
9. Joe van der Sar
The goalkeeper came through the ranks at Ajax, where Edwin is now CEO, but left Amsterdam in 2017 to join ADO Den Haag before moving on to RKC Waalwijk a year later.
8. Christian and Daniel Maldini
Christian was released by the ‘Rossoneri’ aged 20 in 2016 when he joined Reggiana, however his younger brother Daniel is impressing as a striker in the AC Milan academy.
7. Giovanni Simeone
Simeone is one of the most established players in this list. Simeone joined Fiorentina for €15m and has already made a goal-scoring impact in Serie A.
6. Enzo, Luca, Theo and Elyaz Zidane
The former Real Madrid’s eldest boy, Enzo, joined Swiss Super League team FC Lausanne-Sport in January 2018 after a half-season spell at Alaves, while Luca, a goalkeeper, made his debut for Real’s first team on the final day of the 2017-18 season. Younger brothers Theo and Elyaz are working their way through the ranks as attacking midfielders.
5. Timothy Weah
Son of Liberia president George Weah, Timothy is currently playing for PSG. Funnily enough, Gianluigi Buffon played against George Weah and is now teammates with son, Timothy.
4. Justin Kluivert
Son of Patrick Kluivert, Justin started out at Ajax and scored his first senior goal in March 2017 a decade and a day after his father’s last career strike. He joined Serie A outfit Roma for €17.5m in 2018.
3. Angus Gunn
Bryan Gunn began his career in his native Scotland with Aberdeen before going on to join Norwich City, for whom he made 478 appearances. His son Angus started his career at Manchester City, however failed to make a first team appearance and moved to Southampton for £13.5m in 2018.
2. Oan Djorkaeff
Oan is continuing a family legacy that began with his grandfather, Jean, who won 48 France caps while Oan’s dad Youri, of course, is a World Cup and European Championship winner, so the young midfielder has a long way to go from Nantes reserves if he is to emulate his elders.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s oldest son has started training with the Juventus youth academy’s Under-9 team. Will he be as good as his father? Only time will tell.
