Former Liverpool star's son and 15-year-old Arsenal wonderkid are named in England's U17 Euros squad

A former Liverpool star’s son has been named in England’s Under-17 squad for their European Championship campaign this summer.

The team, currently coached by Neil Bryan, will head to Albania in around a week for the competition, with their first game against Belgium on May 20.

England have won the competition once, with the success coming back in 2010 with a squad including the likes of Jack Butland and Ross Barkley – though the tournament only has eight teams competing.

It’s the same this year, with England placed in Group B alongside Belgium, Italy and Czechia.

They will open their tournament against Belgium, before facing Italy on May 23 and then Czechia on May 26. Should they progress, they will face either Albania, France, Germany or Portugal in the knockouts.

And they will have high hopes of success, having named their squad on Monday and including a former Premier League forward’s son – as well as an Arsenal wonderkid.

Reigan Heskey, who currently plays for Manchester City, is is the son of former Premier League forward Emile (right)

Reigan Heskey, who is the son of former Liverpool – among others – forward Emile has been named in the 21-player squad for the competition.

Heskey, who was born in January 2008, is 17 and on the books at Manchester City. He joined the club in 2016, and appeared for the Under-15 side in November 2023 at the age of 15.

At club level, he has been involved with City’s Under-21 side, and gained attention when he scored a hat-trick in the space of 22 minutes on his debut in Premier League 2. He has also played alongside his brother, Jaden, at City.

And Heskey is no stranger to the England U17 set-up, having played seven times and scoring his first goal against Germany in September 2024.

Arsenal star Max Dowman, meanwhile, is also involved following his impressive run for the Gunners’ Under-18 side.

The 15-year-old is expected to go on tour with Arsenal’s first team this summer, and was praised by head coach Adam Birchall after his brace against Aston Villa at the weekend.

‘Obviously, people see him and he glides and he moves so wonderfully with the ball,’ Adam Birchall said. ‘But that side of the game, I know, means a lot to him.

‘He’s really trying to develop it, and that showed development today. So, yes, he had a wonderful day.’