Rio Ferdinand and his wife Kate watched on nervously as they watched the footballer’s eldest son Lorenz make his senior football debut. 

Lorenz 18, made his debut for seventh-tier-side Havant and Waterlooville on Saturday and secured a 3-1 win, after joining on work experience.

His Manchester United star father was in attendance for the match on Saturday at the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground in Marlow, alongside his former TOWIE wife Kate. 

Lorenz was supported as he played in goal by his father Rio, 46, and stepmother Kate, 33, just 24 hours after he joined the non league team.

Kate looked effortlessly chic as she watched on from the stands, sporting an oversized brown padded North Face jacket. 

Her blonde hair slicked into a bun and she wore gold and brown shades, while Rio donned an all-black fit complete with cap, coat and sunglᴀsses. 

Rio Ferdinand and his wife Kate watched on nervously as they watched the footballer’s eldest son Lorenz make his senior football debut in Marlow on Saturday

Lorenz 18, made his debut for seventh-tier-side Havant and Waterlooville on Saturday and secured a 3-1 win, after joining on work experience

Lorenz was sent to Havant and Waterlooville from his contracted Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion after a work experience deal was agreed between the two clubs.

These deals for young players give them the opportunity to gain vital experience playing for lower league clubs for several months before rejoining their contracted team. 

Lorenz has joined Havant and Waterlooville for the rest of the season after an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Ben Dudzinski ruled him out for the foreseeable future. 

Goalkeeper Lorenz has also recently signed a deal with management contract agency New Era Global Sports in 2023 – for which his dad is an ambᴀssador and mentor.

It comes after Lorenz gushed over his stepmother Kate as he shared a sweet Instagram tribute to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday.

The son of Rio and the late Rebecca Ellison gushed over Kate – who married the ex footballer in 2019.

Lorenz posted an adorable black and white snap of them together on his social media to celebrate the special day.

He first shared a heart-warming snap with his late mum Rebecca, who tragically pᴀssed away from cancer in 2015, captioning with a red heart emoji: ‘Happy Mother’s Day’.

His Manchester United star father was in attendance for the match on Saturday at the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground in Marlow, alongside his former TOWIE wife Kate

Lorenz was sent to Havant and Waterlooville from his contracted Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion after a work experience deal was agreed between the two clubs

Kate looked effortlessly chic as she watched on from the stands, sporting an oversized brown padded North Face jacket

Meanwhile Rio donned an all-black fit for the match, complete with cap, coat and sunglᴀsses

It was followed by the picture of the young goalkeeper and Kate, with the same caption, showing his unconditional affection for Rio’s beloved wife.

Kate and Rio Ferdinand share kids Cree and Shae, while the former reality star is also stepmother to Lorenz, Tate, 16, and Tia, 13. 

The Blended founder previously opened up about her relationship with Rio’s teenage kids after she gave birth to her first child Cree.

Speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast, Happy Mum Happy Baby in January, she opened up about her post natal experiences with her stepchildren. 

Kate gave birth to son Cree in December 2020 and welcomed their second child Shae with the former footballer last year. 

In the candid podcast chat Kate spoke about feeling misunderstood by her teenage kids after giving birth.

Kate’s blonde hair slicked into a bun and she wore gold and brown shades as she watched on from the stands

Goalkeeper Lorenz has also recently signed a deal with management contract agency New Era Global Sports in 2023 – for which his dad is an ambᴀssador and mentor

She said of the time after her birth: ‘I was snappy. I think when you’re with just your husband and you’ve got the young kids, your husband knows kind of what goes on around birth, and that you’re going to have these crazy emotions and just let her get on with it. 

‘Teenage kids don’t really, they haven’t experienced that yet, have they? And I just felt like no one cared about me and no one loved me. 

‘And I just remember coming downstairs. I got a vivid thing of them all sitting on the sofa. They’re all sitting on the sofa, and I’m like, ‘none of you love me’. 

‘And they were like… Just, you know, like teenagers. And I’m like, ‘you don’t care about me. You don’t love me. None of you want to see me upstairs’.