FORMER England star Emile Heskey had a proud dad moment as his teen sons both made their Man City debut in the same match.
Jaden Heskey and Reigan Heskey both came off the bench in at Huddersfield on Wednesday.
Emile Heskey’s son Jaden, 19, made his Man City debut last night
His brother Reigan, 17, also came off the bench against Huddersfield
Jaden, 19, joined when he was eight years old and signed his first pro deal two years ago.
Like his dad, he is also a forward.
And Jaden scored in Man City’s FA Youth Cup final over in May 2024.
Meanwhile, younger brother Reigan also joined City aged 8.
The fellow forward, 17, was promoted to the club’s U21s a year ago and scored a hat-trick in 22 minutes in a PL2 clash against Norwich.
Reigan has also won 10 caps for England’s U17s.
And Man City boss was more than happy to give both Heskey boys a full turnout for the seniors.
He said: “There were six players from the academy in the starting XI and the Heskey brothers came on.
“Their mother and father will be so proud of the kids.
“So eight players from the academy played today so that’s really cool and really good.”
Jaden and Reigan have some way to go before matching their dad’s amazing feats in the game though.
Heskey, 47, scored 164 club career goals, playing 786 times across Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa, Newcastle Jets and Bolton.
Heskey won four League Cups — the same competition his sons made their City bow in.
And he also lifted the FA Cup, Charity Shield, Uefa Cup and Uefa Super Cup with Liverpool.
Heskey was a regular for England too and scored seven goals in 62 outings.
He played alongside Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney in attack, and went on to feature at three World Cups.
Heskey now works as head of football development at Leicester Women.
