ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO’S son Kristian has signed for Watford aged 16.
The youngster was already part of the Hornets youth set-up and featured in a few matches last season.
Kristian Shevchenko signs his Watford contract alongside his dad Andriy, right
Shevchenko celebrated Kristian’s birth alongside his Chelsea team-mates
But he is now officially a Watford player after putting pen to paper on a professional contract.
He posed for a photo as he signed on the dotted line alongside his family, including legendary father Andriy.
Shevchenko snr once celebrated Kristian’s birth with a baby rock celebration after netting against Watford in November 2006.
The Ukrainian scored 22 goals in 77 games for the Blues between 2006-08, helping Chelsea to a domestic cup double in 2006-07.
Kristian has also spent time at Chelsea and was part of the academy before making the switch to Watford.
He was born and raised in London, making him potentially eligible to play for England as a UK passport holder.
Kristian would also qualify to play internationally for Ukraine and likely the USA and Poland via his mother’s citizenship – Shevchenko’s wife is Polish-American model Kristen Pazik.
Asked which national team he would like his son to represent in the future, Shevchenko said: “I would like to face such a choice. I’d love to. If there is to be such a choice, then we will talk.”
After leaving Chelsea Kristian joined up with the Tottenham academy, but his spell at Spurs was short-lived.
He will likely be aiming to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Premier League player in the next few years.
