David Beckham wishes son Brooklyn a happy 16th birthday

David Beckham wishes his son Brooklyn a happy 16th birthday. Photo: Facebook

David Beckham shared a loved-up photo of his son Brooklyn on his birthday.

The 39-year-old doting dad celebrated his eldest son's 16th birthday with a candid black-and-white snap of the pair snuggled up on Wednesday.

David captioned the sweet photo: "Happy Birthday to my big boy."

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The football legend also shared an adorable throwback photo of the father-son duo from an FA Premiership game back in his Manchester United days in 2000.

In the old photo, Brooklyn sports a matching Manchester United red-and-white uniform and his father's medal as he is being welcomed onto the field ahead of the game.

Becks also posted this adorable throwback shot of him and Brooklyn in matching Manchester United uniforms in 2000. Getty Images

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Brooklyn also took to social media to show off his special birthday gift from Kanye West, thanking the rapper for his new pair of beige Yeezy trainers.

He wrote: "Thanks Kanye for the Yeezys."

David is also proud father to Romeo, 12, Cruz, ten, and three-year-old daughter Harper with wife Victoria, 40.

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