Lewis Koumas becomes the fourth son of a former Premier League footballer to play for Liverpool since 2020
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There was a proud moment for Lewis Koumas on Sunday as he made his Premier League debut during Liverpool’s late draw with Newcastle United.The 20-year-old has had a promising pre-season under Andoni Iraola, and has clearly impressed the Basque with his work-rate and versatility in attack.It remains to be seen whether Koumas will stay at Liverpool for the season and build on his debut, but whatever happens, he now has a Premier League appearance to his name. Who should be Liverpool’s designated penalty-taker this season?
Plenty of fans seem to think Alexander Isak should have stepped up against Newcastle… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto/Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA The Welshman is still some 95 short of his father, Jason, who played in the top division for West Brom and Wigan, but after Lewis came off the bench at Newcastle, the Koumas’ became the 34th father and son duo to play at least once in the Premier League. Interestingly, three more of them have recently come for Liverpool players.Danns, Clark and Phillips came before KoumasThe Liverpool academy felt to have a truckload of former footballers’ sons at one stage, with Koumas joined by Jayden Danns and Bobby Clark in the youth ranks.Prince Cisse is earning good reviews at the moment as well, and will hope to join this list and become one half of the first ever father and son duo to play for Liverpool in the Premier League, following in the footsteps of his dad, Djibril.
Danns and Clark senior both played for other clubs, with Neil Danns clocking five appearances for Blackburn and Birmingham in the 2000s, only two more than Jayden currently has.READ MORE: Why Newcastle fans were booing Liverpool winger Victor Munoz during Sunday’s 2-2 drawPhoto by Mark Thompson/Getty ImagesBobby’s dad Lee, meanwhile, was more prolific, finishing his career with 185 Premier League appearances for Newcastle and Fulham in the 1990s and 2000s.Clark junior made six outings in the top division, all for Liverpool, with his debut coming in 2022. Now 21, Bobby is playing for Derby in the Championship, for whom he has claimed one goal and one assist in the opening two games of the season.Finally, the first son of a former Premier League footballer to play in the Premier League for Liverpool was Nat Phillips back in 2020.Phillips’ father Jimmy played for Middlesbrough and Bolton in the 1990s, clocking up 99 Premier League appearances along the way.