Maynor Figueroa and Jason Koumas each have their sons tearing it up for Liverpool’s academy sides – and one other of their team-mates additionally has a noteworthy dad, in addition to a skateboarding champion grandad.
Jayden Danns has been pivotal to his facet’s success after having notched 16 targets in 15 appearances for the Reds’ U18 workforce alongside Keyrol Figueroa and Lewis Koumas.
All have well-known households, however none fairly pip Jayden’s to the submit. His dad, Neil Danns, had stints with Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Birmingham City throughout his over 20-year-long profession and is now an assistant supervisor at League Two’s Tranmere Rovers.
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However, Jayden’s grandad, confusingly additionally named Neil, has had an incredible life – from singing at Eurovision to skateboarding within the European Championships for Great Britain. The UK’s entry for the 1987 rendition of the Eurovision Song Contest was ‘Only the Light’ by Rikki, and within the again, sporting an excellent white swimsuit, was Neil Danns Sr.
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His abilities do not cease at singing, nevertheless, as Neil Danns Sr is an extremely profitable skateboarder, representing the United Kingdom in lots of competitions. After watching a skateboarding demonstration in Liverpool within the early 70s, he acquired into the craze that was, on the time, simply arriving in England from the US.
He went on to be topped a European champion in addition to a British Champion on two events. And he has travelled the world competing.
From damaged legs, damaged wrists and palms and a bunch of knee accidents, Dann Sr overcame these to have a profitable profession – one thing his grandson is now aiming to have himself.
With such position fashions, the younger Jayden, who arrived at Liverpool’s academy on the age of eight, little doubt has a vibrant future forward of him.