Sonny Bill Williams becomes dad for third time, welcomes his first son

Sonny Bill Williams has become a father for the third time, with the arrival of baby Zaid, his first son. Photo / Photosport

Sonny Bill Williams has become a dad for the third time - with the arrival of his son Zaid Williams.

The injured All Black posted the happy news on Instagram this afternoon with the simple message "Zaid Williams. Asalamualakium son - mummy, daddy and your sisters love you so much."

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Zaid Williams. Asalamualakium son- mummy, daddy and your sisters love you so much ❤

A post shared by Sonny Bill Williams (@sonnybillwilliams) on Jun 28, 2018 at 8:33pm PDT

The practicing Muslim and sports star has two daughters with Brazilian wife Alana Raffie, a former nightclub dancer he married in 2013.

The couple's first daughter Imaan was born in 2014, his second daughter, Aisha, was born in December 2016.

The proud dad is well-known for posting cute posts on social media of his daughters - most recently of them counting to 10 in Māori and dancing to popular children's song Savalivali.

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My girls wishing me well before I head off to work tonight. They’ve always got my back ❤️ it’s been a while but I’m excited to get out there with my @bluesrugbyteam brothers! If you’re coming to the game please drive safe in these conditions - In Sha Allah there’s no injuries for both sides tonight. Less Goooooo!

A post shared by Sonny Bill Williams (@sonnybillwilliams) on May 10, 2018 at 10:37pm PDT