Liverpool have snapped up the 17-year-old son of the Premier League icon and are handing him his first professional contract after a stunning 90-goal season

LIVERPOOL have snapped up the son of a former Premier League footballer.

The 17-year-old forward first joined the Reds’ academy from FC Dallas in 2018 as an under-14.

He scored 90 goals in a single season for the U14s before moving to the U18s.

The teenager could now be set for a first-team debut in years to come.

Liverpool announced on Monday that Keyrol Figueroa has signed his first professional contract.

He follows in the footsteps of his father, Maynor Figueroa, who made 214 Premier League appearances for Wigan and Hull.

The left-back, who retires in 2022, also won the FA Cup with the Latics and scored from his own half against Stoke in 2009.

At international level, Figueroa played in two World Cups and won 181 caps for Honduras, scoring five goals.

Although his son was born in the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, he has so far represented the USA internationally.

The teenager has scored nine goals in 14 caps for the U17 national team.

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He also scored at last year’s U17 World Cup in Indonesia as the U.S. reached the round of 16.

Meanwhile, at club level, he has scored seven goals and provided five assists in 23 Premier League under-18 appearances.

Figueroa made his debut for Liverpool’s under-18 team while still under-16.

But he is not the only son of a former Premier League footballer at Anfield.

Lewis Koumas, Jayden Danns and Bobby Clark have all featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side this season.