AN 11-year-old boy has become one of youngest ever members of Mensa — after scoring an IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Professor Stephen Hawking.

    Kian Hamer registered a maximum 162 on the Cattell III B paper — two points higher than the geniuses.

    High-IQ society Mensa sent a letter to his home last week confirming the schoolboy is among the top one per cent of intelligent people in the world.

    But despite being placed in the “genius” bracket Kian’s main ambition when he gets older is to become a professional footballer.

    Kian, of Coventry, West Midlands, took the test under supervised conditions at Woodlands Academy along with his Year 7 classmates last month.

    On Monday, Kian, who plays football for Coventry City’s under-12s, said, “I feel proud to have achieved such a good score and I’m really excited to be joining Mensa.

    “I always work my hardest in everything I do and I’m always up for a challenge.

    “I still want to be a professional footballer when I’m older though. I love playing football.”

    His proud dad Rich Hamer, 43, who works as a firefighter, added, “He’s clever but I’m not calling him a genius. I want him to keep his feet on the ground.

    “A lot of people have joked that he’s too clever to be a footballer.

    “I don’t think Kian realized what a good score it was at first.

    “He’s competitive but he’s not big-headed and he’s very down to earth. He’s very matter-of-fact.

    “His teammates at the academy are chuffed for him and me and his mom are extremely proud of him.

    “He’s always done incredibly well at school. He works really hard and always tries his best.

    “We always knew he was bright but never in our wildest dreams would we have thought about putting him in for a Mensa test. So, credit to the school.

    “I am very proud of what he has achieved. I think he is pretty chuffed too.”

    The average adult has an IQ of 100, while a score above 140 is considered to be that of a genius.(SD-Agencies)