Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham watched his son Romeo make his debut for Brentford’s Premier League B team on Tuesday.
Romeo, who joined the Bees on loan from his father’s Inter Miami last week, was named as a substitute for the B-team trip to Erith & Belvedere.
Coming off the bench in the second half, David’s second-eldest son made his English soccer debut, The Athletic reported.
The London Senior Cup tie at Erith’s shared ground saw a record attendance for the Southern Counties League East Premier Division side, and the presence of the son of a former England captain wouldn’t have hurt to generate interest in the tie.
The class of 92 turned out at Park View Road and proudly watched as Romeo walked onto the pitch, positioning himself in the Brentford B midfield.
And his involvement comes as no surprise to those around him, as the 20-year-old has impressed since returning to the team he trained with in October.
“We have been absolutely delighted with Romeo since he came to us,” said Brentford B head coach Neil MacFarlane.
“He came to us from Inter Miami to work with us during his closed season. Romeo has been applied incredibly well; he has really bought into the culture and the group, which he has become a big part of,” he said after Romeo’s signing was announced.
The versatile midfielder has also played as an attacker since joining his father’s team in 2021.
Becoming a regular at Inter Miami II, Beckham Jr played 20 times during his 2022 MLS Next Pro campaign, scoring twice and registering an impressive ten assists.
However, his football career has not been concrete, as he has been out of the game for five years after being sacked by Arsenal in 2015, just a year after joining their youth squad.
“I love his standards and the way he carries himself on and off the pitch,” smiled MacFarlane, obviously impressed with Romeo.
“He has been able to get more and more fit during his time with us, and that leaves him in a good place to now step up, having joined us on loan,” he commented.
With a lot to live up to in the family name, Romeo’s career will be of interest to Manchester United and football fans alike, but his first stint in English football has been a positive one, and if he has an ounce of the his father’s desire to succeed, he may well be on the right track.
