13-Year-Old Da’vian Kimbrough Makes History As Youngest Person To Play Professional Soccer In U.S.
A Sacramento Republic player made history during the club’s 2-0 win against the Las Vegas Lights. During the 87th minute, Da’vian Kimbrough was subbed into the game for the remainder of the match. At 13 years, 7 months and 13 days, he officially became the youngest debutant in U.S. professional soccer history. He broke Axel Kei’s record, who was 13 years, 9 months and 9 days old when he debuted for the Real Monarchs in October 2021. Prior to his debut, Kimbrough had 27 goals in 31 appearances for Sacramento’s under-13 team and a total of 61 goals for the academy team. He signed a contract wit...