In the Debbouze family, the love of football is passed down from father to son. If Jamel Debbouze has never hidden being a big fan of football and regularly goes to the Parc des Princes to support his favorite team, PSG, his eldest son, Léon, is very close to making his dream come true: become a professional football player.
Indeed, according to the specialized site Foot Mercato, the 15-year-old has just signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). This information was also confirmed by the club where Kylian Mbappé currently plays by publishing a photo of Léon Debbouze with his PSG jersey. The young player joined the club’s U16 team.
Mélissa Theuriau revealed in 2021 that her son dreamed of becoming a professional player
It was in 2021 that we learned that the eldest son of Jamel Debbouze and Mélissa Theuriau dreamed of becoming a professional football player. In fact, the journalist had revealed this information in the columns of Release during an interview with the media. While she never missed an opportunity to encourage him to achieve his dreams, she also wanted to remind him thatthere were very few players who managed to break through in this environment.
“She dampens her enthusiasm, just to prevent any disillusionment, by showing him that there are many called and few chosen.“, we could say in the article. However, it seems that Léon Debbouze is one of the young people elected since he has already taken an important step for the rest of his career.
Jamel Debbouze simply wants his son to be happy
For his part, the comedian must be very proud of his son, he who loves football so much. Moreover, in an interview given to Games Love You, Patrick Sébastien’s magazine, in 2021, he had imagined his son’s career. “Léon Debbouze! Princes Park ! In the World Cup final!“, he exclaimed before regaining his seriousness.
“Seriously, comedian or footballer, I’m proud as long as he enjoys his life, he corrected himself. I always tell my children: ‘Do what you want, but do it to the best of your ability! You have extraordinary luck, transform it! Do something about it!’“
