Sergio Aguero, Eden Hazard and more: Five footballing younger brothers
Tuesday 6 September 2016 08:43, UK
Man City forward Sergio Aguero used his three-game suspension as an opportunity to fly home to Argentina to watch his little brother make his debut for Deportivo Moron.
Mauricio del Castillo, 20, became the third Aguero sibling to make his professional debut, turning out for the Primera B side in their 2-1 defeat to Estudiantes de Caseros on Saturday.
Gaston del Castillo is the other footballing Aguero - the 19-year-old is currently on loan at Spanish second division side Cadiz from Independiente.
Man City's Aguero, who was married to Diego Maradona's youngest daughter Giannina, famously also described close friend Lionel Messi "as like a brother".
Messi doesn't count for the purposes of this list, but with Aguero in mind, we have picked out five other top-flight players with younger siblings who could follow in their older brother's footsteps...
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Felix Gotze (Mario Gotze)
Felix followed Mario's lead by swapping Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich in 2014.
But while older brother Mario ultimately failed to impress at the Allianz Arena and returned to Dortmund this summer, Felix looks to be faring better.
He featured under new boss Carlo Ancelotti during Bayern's pre-season, coming off the bench against Pep Guardiola's Man City.
And the 18-year-old, who plays centre back, is one of eight youngsters named on Bayern's Champions League squad list.
Thorgan Hazard, Kylian Hazard (Eden Hazard)
The Hazards are a family of footballers. Father Thierry played in the Belgian third tier, mother Carine was a striker in the Belgian women's league, while Eden's three younger brothers all play too.
"We could have a great five-a-side team," Hazard admitted in 2012. "My dad still plays. My mum could be manager."
Thorgan is now on the books at Borussia Monchengladbach after leaving Chelsea, while Kylian plays for Ujpest in the Hungarian top flight.
Teenager Ethan, the youngest Hazard, is a prospect as well.
Jonathan Benteke (Christian Benteke)
Jonathan is four years Christian's junior, and recently followed his older brother to Crystal Palace.
Also a striker, Jonathan had been playing for Zulte-Waregem in Belgium before his move to Palace, where he has joined up with the club's development squad.
He has agreed a one-year deal having signed as a free agent - a far cry from the club-record £32m Palace paid Liverpool for his brother.
Aaron Leya Iseka (Michy Batshuayi)
It's one thing having to live up to your older brother's achievements, but how about actually replacing him?
Leya Iseka, 18, joined Marseille on loan from Anderlecht this summer, in the process stepping in for his older brother Michy, who was signed by Chelsea in July.
Michy took to Twitter to wish his younger brother well, tweeting: "Welcome to the most beautiful club in France little brother. Make the most of the Vel [Stade Velodrome], it is a family."
And Leya Iseka, who takes his mother's surname, added: "I spoke about it with him very briefly and my brother advised me to come here."
Sidi Sane (Leroy Sane)
Man City's new signing has an impressive sporting pedigree.
His dad Souleyman Sane was a Senegal international, while his mother Regina Weber was an Olympic bronze medallist in rhythmic gymnastics for Germany.
In fact, Souleyman played up front for SC Freiburg in the late 1980s alongside Joachim Low, who now coaches Leroy for the Germany national team.
Leroy, as well as older brother Kim and younger brother Sidi, came through the youth teams of Schalke, with Sidi currently a top prospect in their U14s.
