Julian Hall Sets MLS Youngest Hat-Trick Mark at 18 as Cavan Sullivan Scores First Goal at 16
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Updated · The New York Times · May 14
Julian Hall Sets MLS Youngest Hat-Trick Mark at 18 as Cavan Sullivan Scores First Goal at 16
12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 14
18-year-old Julian Hall scored three times in New York Red Bulls' 3-2 win over Columbus, breaking Ricardo Pepi's MLS record for youngest hat trick at 18 years, 50 days.
Hall's latest surge pushed him to nine goals in 13 league games, strengthening his case for a late U.S. World Cup roster look after Patrick Agyemang's season-ending Achilles injury.
16-year-old Cavan Sullivan opened his MLS scoring account in Philadelphia's 4-3 loss at Orlando and became the second-youngest player in league history to post a goal and assist in one match.
Across a 58-goal, 14-game slate, youth standouts kept piling up milestones: Real Salt Lake's 19-year-old Zavier Gozo scored twice, while Chicago's Hugo Cuypers extended his scoring streak to nine matches.
Will American prodigy Julian Hall choose the USMNT or heed Poland's call to become its next great striker?
With a €20m price tag, which European giant will win the transfer battle for MLS's record-breaking teenage star?
Does Hall's inevitable transfer confirm MLS is now more a talent farm for Europe than a destination league?