Ghana youth striker Maxwell Boadu Acosty became a father on Thursday after his Italian girlfriend gave birth to a bouncy baby boy.
The baby, born in Firenza, has been named Sebastian Boadu Acosty.
His girlfriend, Ludovica Guiso, delivered around 15:40 GMT at the Hospital de Ponte Niccheri at Firenze.
Acosty�s Juve Stabia team-mate Daniel Kofi Agyei and his friend Mirko Barbero were present at the hospital to welcome the new born boy.
�I�m the happiest man on the earth now because my wife delivered a lovely baby boy for me,� he told Ghanasoccernet.com.
He is on a season-long loan spell with Serie B side Juve Stabia from Fiorentina.