Who is Romeo Beckham? Son of England icon signs first professional contract

Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes
  • 7 Sept 2021 10:34 BST
  • 5 min read
Romeo Beckham with Man Utd legend David Beckham
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Romeo Beckham, the second child of England icon David Beckham, has signed his first professional contract in football, joining Fort Lauderdale in America’s USL League One.

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The club is the reserve outfit of Inter Miami, the MLS expansion side owned by former Manchester United-great Beckham, which was established in 2018 and joined the competition last year.

Beckham has been training with both Inter Miami and Fort Lauderdale over a two-week period before putting pen to paper on his first contract.

It is the first step that Beckham will take into forging a career in professional football having played in academies in England previously.

What position does Romeo Beckham play?

Beckham is described as a versatile player, capable of playing in defence and attack, but it is the latter that he seems to be focusing his game on.

How old is Romeo Beckham?

Beckham only recently turned 19, with his date of birth being 1 September 2002.

How tall is Romeo Beckham?

Beckham is believed to be 178cm tall, or five-feet-eight-inches.

How good is Romeo Beckham?

Videos have recently surfaced on social media of Beckham exhibiting a dead ball technique akin to his father's from his playing days.

Beckham has been highly-rated as a teenager, spending time in the Arsenal youth academy just as older brother Brooklyn and younger brother Cruz did.

Beckham has been training hard in Miami for much of 2021 and is focused on becoming a professional footballer.

Earlier in the year he did some sessions with Allan Russell, who is the attacking coach for the England national team, improving in his finishing and all-round forward play.

What is Romeo Beckham’s Instagram?

Romeo Beckham has a cool 3.1 million followers on his Instagram account, as of September 2021.

Who is Romeo Beckham’s girlfriend?

Beckham is dating Mia Regan, a British model. The pair have been dating publicly for over two years.

Beckham was previously believed to be dating Millie Bobby Brown, the 17-year-old British actress and star of the Netflix series, Stranger Things.

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