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Meet The Youngest Player In MLS, Cavan Sullivan

Author Richie Ortiz
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Everyone has dreamt about being some sort of Professional athlete. Then everyone eventually grows up. Most of us get a job in other fields, but very few actually get to live out their dreams. Well, I want to tell you about a person who not only gets to live out his dream, he gets to do so as a kid. Meet the youngest player in MLS, Cavan Sullivan.

Now before you ask how a 14 year-old is allowed to sign with a MLS team without getting drafted, I’ve already looked into it on the MLS website. On the league’s site it states “a club may sign a player to a contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has been a member of that club’s youth academy for at least one year and has met the necessary requirements. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players.”

To my surprise, Sullivan isn’t the youngest to ever sign a contract either. There were actually 4 younger athletes that have done this before. Sullivan does have a chance to be the youngest player to ever play in a MLS game though. He just has to play for the Philadelphia Union before July 29.

Youngest Players To Sign MLS Contracts

  1. Maximo Carrizo (New York City FC, 2022) – 14 years, 0 days.
  2. Axel Kei (Real Salt Lake, 2022) – 14 years, 15 days.
  3. Freddy Adu (D.C. United, 2004) – 14 years, 168 days.
  4. Emmanuel Ochoa (San Jose Earthquakes, 2019) – 14 years, 191 days.

The Union wants to sign Sullivan early for a couple of reasons. Most believe that Sullivan is considered one of the best young players in the country, but it would be in the Union’s best interest to benefit in the short term before profiting when he likely leaves to play in another league overseas. It also benefits Sullivan because it allows him to stay home for a few more years.

Source: Fox News

Rich grew up in the Bronx, NY but moved to Tampa in 2006 to attend the University of Tampa. Even though he completed 4 years at the University for Sports Management, Ortiz realized his true passion for radio after taking a couple of classes to fulfill his communications minor and volunteering at UT's WUTT radio station as a sports director. Rich also worked at several clubs in Tampa as a host/promoter where he would meet and work alongside Davy Rolando, who would be the one who would help him get a job at WiLD 94.1. From there, Rich worked his way up from Promotions assistant to promotions coordinator, to eventually full-time on-air. Rich loves to write about his favorite Tampa food spots, concert reviews, and the WiLDest Florida man/woman stories.

Ranking the Top NBA Superstars Today

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and it’s been one of the most exciting playoffs in recent years. Many of the top NBA superstars today are in the playoffs, while others are watching, following some upset losses. Either way, there’s no denying that the NBA has a ton of talent right now. So many of the games have come down to the wire, which makes for some pretty incredible, and stressful, endings. So, who are the top NBA superstars of the minute?

The Top NBA Superstars Today

Before we get into the top NBA superstars today, let’s do some NBA history and look at the top players of all time. There’s a reason they call LeBron James the GOAT. He’s the best ever, according to the raw statistics and numbers via NBA.com. James knows how to really handle the pressure and fame.

In a recent interview with the New York Times, James went into detail about his fame and how it has impacted his life, both personal and professional. “I don’t want to say it ever becomes too much, but there are times when I wish I could do normal things,” he said. “I wish I could go to Target sometimes and walk into Starbucks and have my name on the cup just like regular people.” He obviously can’t do that without everyone rushing to meet the greatest basketball player of all time. NBA experts know that when you have a superstar as big as James, he never plays an away game. No matter what city he’s in, people will go to that game just to see him. I have yet to see the GOAT in action, so I hope he returns next year, so I can catch him live.

No. 2 on the list of the greatest NBA players of all time, according to the NBA’s stats, is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He played until he was 42 in an era where that was even more rare than it is today. So, how did he avoid burning out? Speaking with the Harvard Business Review, Abdul-Jabbar said, “I just thought that I had the greatest job in the world, and I wanted to keep it as long as I could. I knew it wouldn’t last forever.” He also noted that in one of his books, he quoted Jackie Robinson saying, “Athletes die twice,” because when you’re no longer playing professional sports, it’s a kind of a death. That’s deep.

Now, let’s get into the top NBA superstars today.

 

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