Shaqueel van Persie made his senior debut at the same club as father Robin
Robin van Persie says his decision to hand son Shaqueel a senior debut in Feyenoord's Europa League defeat by Celtic was made "as a coach" and not out of sentiment.
The 19-year-old forward spent two seasons at Manchester City's academy, before following in his father's footsteps with a move to Feyenoord in 2017 and signing a first professional contract with the Dutch club in 2022.
Fast forward to 2025 and Shaqueel was named in Feyenoord's first-team squad for the first time in Sunday's Eredivisie defeat by NEC Nijmegen.
Four days later he made his senior debut, coming on in the 81st minute of Feyenoord's Europa League loss to Celtic.
