Reigan Heskey

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Reigan Heskey
Personal information
Full name Reigan William Stephen Heskey
Date of birth (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 83
Youth career
2016–2025 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– England U17 14 (5)
2025– England U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:58, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:20, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Reigan William Stephen Heskey (born 18 January 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City.

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Early life

Heskey [1] was born in Liverpool in 18 January 2008. [2] His father, Emile Heskey, was a Wigan Athletic player at the time. He lived for a part of his childhood in Australia when his father played for Newcastle Jets. In 2016, Heskey joined the Manchester City academy at the age of eight years old. [3]

Club career

In November 2023, Heskey appeared for Manchester City U19 at the age of 15 years old in the UEFA Youth League alongside his brother Jaden Heskey against Young Boys U19, and scored in a 3–0 win. [4] [5]

Heskey was promoted to the Manchester City U21 side also known as the Elite Development Squad (EDS) – for the 2024–25 season at the age of 16 years old and scored a hat-trick in the space of 22 minutes on his debut as a substitute in Premier League 2 against Norwich City U21. [3] [6] [7] He played for the club's Under-21 side in the EFL Trophy that season and scored his first professional goal in that competition against Grimsby Town in October 2024. [8] [9] [10] On 24 September 2025, both Heskey and his brother Jaden made their senior debuts for City in a 2–0 away victory over EFL League One side Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup third round. [11]

International career

An England youth international, [12] Heskey scored for England U17 against Germany U17 in September 2024. [13] He was included in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship [14] as well as the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [15]

On 9 October 2025, Heskey made his U18 debut during a 1–0 win over France at St. George's Park. [16]

Personal life

Heskey is the son of former footballer Emile Heskey and wife Chantelle. His brother Jaden Heskey is also in the Manchester City Academy. [17] He is of Antiguan descent through his father, and English descent through his mother. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "R. Heskey: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Richard (20 December 2024). "Reigan Heskey: Teenage son of a Premier League great emerging as an academy goal machine at Man City". Goal. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Lee, Michael (7 November 2023). "Man City have produced another superstar striker – & he's the son of a Liverpool legend". Planet Football. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "That's a bow to remember!' – Emile Heskey's 15-year-old son Reigan scores for Manchester City in UEFA Youth League". TNT Sports. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Calcutt, Robert (2 November 2024). "England legend's son scores stunning 22-minute hat-trick for Manchester City youth team after half-time substitution". TalkSport. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ↑ James, Alex (9 November 2024). "Man City teenage goalscoring sensation sends fresh message as excitement builds". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Emile Heskey's son scores STUNNER for Man City". Sky Sports. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  9. ↑ O'Rourke, Pete (13 December 2024). "Exclusive: Man City duo Jaden and Reigan Heskey wanted by giants". FootballInsider247. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Ridge, James (30 October 2024). "Heskey is the future of Manchester City, thanks to last night's win". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (24 September 2025). "'Their parents will be proud' - Heskey brothers make Man City debuts". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Wilks, Mitchell (2 November 2024). "The son of a Barclays hero is writing his own story at Man City one hat-trick at a time". Planet Football. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Riley, Martha (10 September 2024). "England icon's son scores against Germany – and Three Lions love that history is repeating itself". TalkSport. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (12 May 2025). "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (21 October 2025). "England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Brown, Archie (9 October 2025). "Report: England MU18s 1-0 France". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Bray, Joe (9 November 2023). "Called-up from school and Emile's advice – Inside Jaden and Reigan Heskey's 'surreal' Man City U19s debut together". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Jackson, Jamie (10 September 2019). "Emile Heskey: 'I was on the floor and started crying. Then I found a barber'". The Guardian.
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