Sons of 5 famous footballers hoping to make it big

#2 Joe van der Sar

Joe a promising young keeper sharing a few thoughts with his father Edwin van der Sar

Joe van der Sar, son of former Dutch goalkeeper and current technical director of Ajax, Edwin van der Sar, shares the same position as his legendary father. Joe had the tremendous opportunity to train with Manchester United's academy while Edwin was winning trophies at Old Trafford, quite similar to how young Kasper Schmeichel learnt things from the first team, while his father Peter was doing the same at United.

Joe represented the club against Ajax's development squad, before his father's testimonial in 2011 at Old Trafford.

After returning to the Netherlands in 2011, when his father retired from football, Joe turned out for amateur club VV Noordwijk before signing with Ajax's academy in 2013. As he continues his development at Ajax, he is being tipped to emulate his father and bring glory to his nation.