What Were You Doing When You Were 14? Because This Kid Is Playing In The MLS
I don't know what you were doing when you were 14 years old; frankly, I don't think I want to know.
I know what I was doing though: coming home from school, going down in the basement, and playing guitar, only to emerge for the occasional high school hockey game (played varsity my freshman year; not bragging, just facts).
But none of us have had a 14th year on this here space rock quite like Cavan Sullivan, who recently became the youngest player in MLS history when he took the pitch for the Philadelphia Union at just 14 years, 293 days old.
The dude is over a year away from getting his learner's permit in the state of Pennsylvania and he's already a pro athlete.
Sullivan made his debut on Wednesday night with the Union blowing out the New England Revolution by a score of 5-1, which if you convert that to hockey, would be like beating another team 17-2.
The high schooler took the pitch in place of forward Tai Baribo which meant that he was playing alongside his older brother, Quinn. The elder Sullivan — he's a grizzled 20-year-old — scored not long before the substitution.
When Cavan Sullivan entered the match, he instantly became the youngest player in league history.
Sullivan even registered a shot on net in his short time on the pitch, which is just awesome.
Afterward, he even got a shoutout from the man who previously held the record, Freddy Adu.
According to the Associated Press, Sullivan is now the youngest player to appear in the NBA, NHL, NFL, NWSL, WNBA, or MLB since at least 1970.
Before that? Who the hell knows? It was the Wild West apparently. There may have been toddlers cracking lineups for all we know.
Congratulations to Cavan, that's an incredible accomplishment.