Sneijder’s son continues to take steps to emulate his father

“Your perseverance and determination are rewarded. It’s just the beginning. Good luck, my son, I love you!” This is the message that is a proud Wesley Sneijder He has been published on social networks. The reason is justified.

Jessey sneijder, Son of the famous Dutch Ex -international who played in Real Madrid and Inter with other teams, only signed his first professional contract with FC Utrecht. At 18, the young midfielder, the same position in which his father played, signed an agreement until June 2028 with another period.

“This is a dream come true”, Jessey confessed, “Since I joined the FC Utrecht Academy, I tried to get here. Sign my first professional contract is a reward, but also the beginning of a new stage. I want to continue developing and, above all, play the maximum possible number of minutes in FC Utrecht next season.”

So far Sneijder’s son, who has gone through various categories since he arrived in Utrecht three years ago, did not debut in the first team, which last season Eredivisie ended in the fourth place and participated in the previous stage of the European League 2025-2026.

Jessey She had a long way to try to reach her father’s level Weesley, World Runner -up in 2010 with the selection of the Netherlands after losing the final against Spain in Johannesburg with the famous purpose of Andrés Iniesta. In the same year I have achieved A historic triplet with Inter de José Mourinho to win series A, Coppa Italy and Champions League.

Wesley never played in Utrecht. Formed in Ajaxwhere he was on the first team in 2002. In 2007 he went Real Madrid and in 2009 to Inter. Galasaray (2012-2017), Nice (2017) and Al Gharafa De Qatar (2017-2019) is his last team. It was 134 times international with the Netherlands and, in addition to the runner -up in South Africa 2010, it was third three years later in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.