Mason Greenwood scored in Marseille’s 5-1 thumping of St Etienne to celebrate the birth of his second child with his partner, Harriet Robson.
After Amine Gouiri gave the team the lead in the first half, the 23-year-old scored from the penalty spot in the 50th minute. Gouiri scored his second goal on the hour, while the home team also had goals from Adrien Rabiot and Michael Murillo.
For Roberto De Zerbi’s team, which is currently in second place in the rankings, ten points behind leaders PSG, the former Manchester United player’s goal was his fourteenth of the season.
This comes after The Sun reported that he and Robson had welcomed their second child.
In July 2023, Greenwood earlier announced the birth of his first kid, a daughter named Summer.
Greenwood posted a picture of Harriet clutching Summer during a Marseille game on Wednesday.
The backs of Harriet’s and Summer’s shirts bore the numbers 10 and Greenwood’s name.
“Happy birthday to the best partner and mom, we love you,” he added.
Greenwood spent £30 million to join Marseille in the summer, and in 23 games with the French team, he has scored 14 goals.
After he was arrested in January 2022 and charged with attempted rape, assault, and controlling and threatening behavior, it was agreed that he would depart Manchester United.
‘Withdrawal of key witnesses and new material coming to light’ led the Crown Prosecution Service to dismiss charges against Greenwood.
Prior to joining the first squad, Greenwood had progressed through Man United’s youth.
He went on to play for the first team in 129 games and scoring 35 goals.
He was selected the team’s player of the season after spending the previous season on loan at Getafe, where he scored ten goals and recorded six assists.
When he was first connected to Marseille, his relocation to France caused a backlash from angry supporters, who started a #GreenwoodNotWelcome campaign.
Benoit Payan, the mayor of Marseille, was also against the plan and promised to pressure Pablo Longoria, the club’s president, to revoke the agreement.
However, Greenwood was welcomed when the transfer was official and has since emerged as a vital member of the team.