5 footballers' children who are showing immense potential

Modified Mar 23, 2017 13:19 GMT

(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between images (L-R) 1251624 and 186224564 of Father (L) and Son (R). **LEFT IMAGE*** 11 Aug 1996: Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United celebrates during the FA Charity Shield between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium in London. Manchester went on to defeat Newcastle by 4-0. Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill/Allsport UK ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City celebrates a Leicester goal during the Capital One Cup fourth round match between Leicester City and Fulham at the King Power Stadium on October 29, 2013 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) — Peter Schmeichel (left) and son Kasper Schmeichel (right) are one of the most successful father-son pairs

#3 Justin Kluivert

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 29: Justin Kluivert of Ajax in action during the Eredivisie match between Ajax Amsterdam and ADO Den Haag held at Amsterdam Arena on January 29, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) — Justin Kluivert came through the Ajax youth system, similar to his father Patrick

The name Kluivert is famous in the footballing world ever since Patrick scored the winning goal for Ajax in the 1996 Champions League final. Having spent a career playing for some of Europe’s top clubs such as Barcelona, Milan, Newcastle and Lille, Patrick’s legacy as one of the best European strikers at both the club level and the international level with the Netherlands is well-documented.

25 Apr 2001: Patrick Kluivert of Holland celebrates scoring during the match between Holland and Cyprus in the World Cup European qualifying group two at the Philips Stadium, Eindhoven, Holland. Mandatory Credit: Craig Prentis/ALLSPORT — Patrick Kluivert is one of the best European strikers of all time

On the other hand, coming through the Ajax youth system just like his father before him, 17-year-old Justin Kluivert made his first-team debut this January, coming on as a substitute. Primarily a winger who can play as a striker as well, Kluivert has already clocked up 11 appearances for the Dutch side, including nine in the Eredivisie. With 83% pass completion and six chances created in those nine games, the youngster looks set to make his mark quickly.

Justin scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19^th March away to SBV Excelsior, which is exactly 10 years and a day since his father scored his last career goal. If Kluivert jr. continues to improve at this rate, it will only be a matter of time before he joins Paris Saint-Germain, where his father is currently the director of football.