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Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan, aged 16, is scheduled to receive his first call-up to the United States men's national team for upcoming friendlies against Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Canada in late September and early October. The US head coach Mauricio Pochettino will announce the roster on Thursday morning, with ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle reporting Sullivan’s inclusion based on an unnamed source. Sullivan has impressed recently with six goals and eight assists since MLS resumed post-World Cup, though his comments about potentially contributing at this summer's World Cup drew criticism from Pochettino. If selected, Sullivan would become the second-youngest player ever to earn a USMNT cap.
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The United States men's national team (USMNT) is set to call up Cavan Sullivan, a 16-year-old midfielder from the Philadelphia Union, for upcoming friendlies in late September and early October. If he plays, Sullivan will become the second-youngest player ever to earn a cap for the USMNT, behind only Freddy Adu who was younger when he debuted against Canada in 2006. Sullivan turned pro at age 14 and has recently impressed with six goals and eight assists since MLS play resumed after the World Cup. The US will face Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Canada during this period, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino is expected to announce his roster on Thursday morning.
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Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is set to earn his first international call-up with the United States men’s national team later this month, a source with knowledge of the roster told the Guardian on Wednesday.
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source → set → Wednesday
The source requested anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the roster.
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they → request → roster
The US will face Chile, Peru, Mexico and Canada in late September and early October, with US head coach Mauricio Pochettino expected to announce his roster on Thursday morning.
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Pochettino → face → morning
ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle was first to report news of Sullivan’s inclusion.
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Carlisle → report → inclusion
Sullivan, who turned pro at age 14, has long been touted as a potential US international.
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who → turn → international
His play since MLS resumed action after this summer’s World Cup has been a revelation, with six goals and eight assists in that period.
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MLS → resume → period
That has earned him a look from Pochettino.
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That → earn → Pochettino
Earlier this month Sullivan earned Pochettino’s attention in an entirely different way when he suggested he may have proven a valuable contributor for the US this summer at the World Cup, when they crashed out in the last-16 against Belgium.
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they → earn → Belgium
“We are watching everything, we are seeing everything,” Pochettino told reporters at the time.
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Pochettino → watch → time
“And of course, we want players with talent, players that feel brave, feel confident, but not [that] feel things that they still don’t show or they [haven’t] earned.
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they → want → that
I think you only are entitled to talk a little bit out of order if you are Messi.
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you → think → order
If you’ve won eight Ballon d’Ors, OK, you can talk with a certain arrogance.”
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you → win → arrogance
If Sullivan plays in this upcoming window he will become the second-youngest player ever to earn a cap for the USMNT, behind Freddy Adu, who was several months younger than Sullivan when he debuted in a 2006 friendly against Canada.
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he → play → Canada
Sullivan did manage to break another of Adu’s long-standing marks: he became the youngest player in the history of any major North American professional sport to appear in a match when he first took the field for the Union in 2024.
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he → manage → 2024
Sullivan signed his deal with the Union in May of that year, a contract that includes a potential transfer to Manchester City when he turns 18.
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he → sign → 18
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