Phil Collins: He supports son Mathew in football game

Footballer Mathew Collins (20), the youngest son of music legend Phil Collins (74), ran for a special game at the weekend: in a game of his club, the Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tyrol, against which TSV Hartberg was sitting in the grandstand on Saturday.

the 20-year-old shared a rare common picture with the singer. Then he sits in full football gear next to his father on the audience ranks of the stadium in Hartberg and shines into the camera with him. “2 Big Wins Today!” (German: “Two big victories today!”), The professional athlete commented on the contribution and added a red heart.

Mathew Collins has been under contract with the Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tyrol since 2024. However, the Swiss native of German actually started his career in German football: First, he played with the regional league team FC-Astoria Walldorf before moving to Hannover 96 in 2022 and was used there in the U19 Bundesliga.

Many football fans – and even those responsible for his current club – are not known that he is the son of Phil Collins. “We google the players who commit to sample to learn about their former career. Only then did we find out that Mathew is the son of Phil Collins. We did not sign him for publicity reasons. It is solely about his football skills,” emphasized coach Manuel Ludwiger after the obligation.

Mathew has five siblings from his father’s three marriages, which are also all in public. From 1975 to 1980 Phil Collins was married to Andrea Bertorelli and received her son Simon (48), who is also active as a singer. He also adopted her daughter, today’s actress Joely Collins (52). Hollywood star Lily Collins (36) dates from the second marriage to Jill Tavelman (1984 to 1996). With Mathew’s mother Orianne Cevey, from whom he was divorced in 2008, the British musician also has son Nicholas (24), who played drums in his bands.

And the siblings apparently keep together, as the reactions on Mathews Instagram post show: Nicholas Collins commented on the post with two hearts. Lily Collins even shared the post in her own story. “I love everything,” wrote the “Emily in Paris” actress and also added hearts to her declaration of love.

Phil Collins said goodbye to the show business in 2022 due to serious health problems. Today he lives largely withdrawn at Lake Geneva in Switzerland.