5 big name footballers who became parents as teenagers

Modified Aug 30, 2016 11:30 GMT

Eden Hazard has football in his genes, and nobody will be surprised if his children follow his footsteps. — Eden Hazard has football in his genes and nobody will be surprised if his children follow his footsteps

3) Neymar (19)

Neymar often shares photos of his son, who is a big hit on the winger's Instagram account

Brazil and Barcelona superstar Neymar has a son with his ex-girlfriend Carolina Nogueira Dantas, whom he was dating during his time as a rising star at Brazilian club Santos FC. David Lucca da Silva Santos was born on the 24 August 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Neymar was 19 years old then, and his girlfriend Carolina Dantas, who was studying medicine at the time, was only 17 when she gave birth to their child.

Since his parents are no longer together, David Lucca da Silva lives with his mother but he is frequently visited by Neymar, and father and son spend a lot of time together. In the initial stages, Neymar refused to reveal who the mother of his child was out of concern for her privacy, but he later came clean about her identity in public.

Edited by Staff Editor