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Like father, like son! Jamie Carragher's son James turns professional at Wigan after captaining their Under-18 side to league victory last season... four years after leaving Liverpool's academy

Jamie Carragher's son James has signed his first professional contract with Wigan, with his father taking to Twitter to congratulate him on the news.

The 18-year-old suffered a setback in 2017 when he was released by Liverpool, the club where Jamie became a legend after racking up a mammoth 737 appearances in all competitions across 17 years.

However, the centre back has gone from strength to strength at the Latics, captaining the Under-18 side to glory last season in the Professional Development League.

James Carragher has signed his first professional contract at Wigan after starring last season
The 18-year-old central defender captained the Under-18s to the league title during 2020-21

Well done son, very proud of you ¿¿¿¿¿¿

— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) August 4, 2021

He has been involved with Leam Richardson's side during pre-season and will hope to make his first-team debut in the upcoming League One campaign as the side look to stave off the threat of relegation after a narrow escape in 2020-21.