⚽🔥 RIO NGUMOHA: LIVERPOOL’S 16-YEAR-OLD WONDERKID LIGHTS UP ANFIELD 🔥⚽ #YOUVEGOTHIS 1 OF 3

Football For Kids

Darren Rees

Sports, Football, Soccer, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Listen AD Free, get exclusive episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/c/Footballforkids OR subscribe on Apple Podcast subscription. In this special episode of Football For Kids, Darren Rees kicks off the brand-new “You’ve Got This” series – three inspiring episodes to help kids build confidence as they head back to school this September. Today’s story is all about Liverpool’s teenage wonderkid, Rio Ngumoha – the East London talent who made history by becoming Liverpool’s youngest-ever goalscorer at just 16 years old. From the football cages of Newham to the bright lights of Anfield, discover how Rio’s passion, persistence and belief turned him into one of the most exciting young players in the Premier League. Along the way, Darren shares encouragement and advice for every child starting a new school, facing new challenges, or stepping into the unknown. Because just like Rio, every kid has the chance to shine – with courage, resilience and self-belief. Perfect for young football fans, parents and teachers, this episode blends football stories with real-life lessons – reminding us all that no matter where we’re starting from: you’ve got this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese.
0:26.0	And welcome to this special You've Got This series.
0:31.2	Three episodes to build up as we all return back to school and back to normal life after a wonderful summer holidays.
0:39.0	In this episode, we're going to be talking about the Liverpool Wonder Kid, the last-minute
0:44.5	goal scorer, a young man who has taken the world by storm in his Premier League debut.
0:50.6	That last-minute goal scorer from the East End is no other than Rio Engamoa.
0:57.2	Now, before we kick off this episode, and yes, the pun was absolutely intended, I wanted to pause for just a moment.
1:04.9	Because this is part one of a special three-part series, all about something really important. Going back to school.
1:13.8	Now, listen carefully, my football-loving friends, because I mean this with every fibre of my being.
1:20.5	You've got this. I know some of you listening right now are heading into a brand new classroom.
1:27.3	Some of you will have a teacher you've not even met before. Some of you listening right now are heading into a brand new classroom. Some of you will have
1:28.3	a teacher you've not even met before. Some of you might even be going to a totally new school,
1:34.0	in a totally new area. For some of you, that feels really exciting. Like the first whistle of a new match.
1:41.7	For others, it feels a bit scary, like taking a penalty in
1:46.2	front of thousands of people. But let me tell you, both of those feelings are completely normal.
1:52.9	One of the biggest worries that kids have about starting somewhere new is, what if I get
1:58.0	lost? And I can tell you, I had exactly the same worry when I was your age.
2:03.2	The school looked massive. The corridors felt like they stretched on forever and I was convinced
2:08.7	I'd never find the right classroom in a million years. But here's the secret that no one tells you.
2:14.8	Everyone gets muddled at first. The teachers, the head teacher, even the
2:19.4	caretaker who seems to know every squeaky floorboard in the building. When they were your age,
2:25.0	they all got a little bit lost too. They didn't know their way either. And because they've been
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