14-Year-Old Cavan Sullivan Becomes the Youngest-Ever to Play in Major League Soccer with Debut in Philadelphia

Sullivan made his debut mere minutes after his older brother Quinn Sullivan, 20

The soccer world has a new star — and he's barely a teenager!

Fourteen-year-old Cavan Sullivan just made Major League Soccer history as the youngest player ever as he took the field for the Philadelphia Union’s July 17 game against the New England Revolution, according to NBC News.

Sullivan, a midfielder for the union Union, made his debut around 85 minutes into the game — mere minutes after his older brother and fellow teammate Quinn Sullivan, 20, scored a goal to put the Union up 5-1, the outlet said.

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Sullivan joined the Philadelphia Union’s youth academy back in 2020, and made his professional debut earlier this year playing in the MLS developmental league, Philadelphia Union II, according to the outlet.

In 2004, Freddy Adu was also 14 when he made his MLS debut for DC United – however at 14 years and 293 days, Sullivan officially broke Adu’s record by being two weeks younger in his debut, NBC News said.

In a post on X (formally known as Twitter), Adu sent a message of congratulations to Sullivan. “Big congrats to Cavan Sullivan for his record breaking debut today. That’s a hard record to break and the kid did it. Well done and good luck my man,” Adu’s message read.

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Talent apparently runs in the Sullivan family: in addition to brothers Cavan and Quinn, their parents also played soccer.

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