Washington Post · Jul 18, 2024
Move over, Freddy Adu: Cavan Sullivan makes MLS debut at 14
Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, right, moves past the Revolution's Ian Harkes during the second half of Wednesday's game. (CAEAN COUTO/Caean Couto-USA TODAY Sports)The Philadelphia Union ended a 10-match winless streak with a 5-1 drubbing of the New England Revolution at Subaru Park on Wednesday night, but that won’t be the lasting memory of the match in Chester, Pa..
The victory marked the debut of 14-year-old midfielder Cavan Sullivan, who entered in the 85th minute — mere moments after his oldest brother, Quinn, 20, scored the game’s final goal — and became the youngest player in MLS history, breaking a record set by Freddy Adu with D.C. United in April 2004.