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Sacramento Republic forward Da'vian Kimbrough wrote his name into the record books this weekend after making his professional debut and becoming the youngest North American player to ever do so in the process.

Aged just 13 years, 7 months and 13 days, Kimbrough came off the bench for the final few minutes of Republic's 2-0 victory over Las Vegas Lights in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship on Sunday evening.

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With that, the teenager, who first joined the club's academy system in 2021, became the youngest pro player in the history of North American soccer just two months after signing a first-team contract.

Kimbrough eclipsed the previous USL Championship record, which had been held by Ivory Coast-born striker Axel Kei, who was 13 years, 9 months and 9 days old when he made his pro debut for Real Monarchs (the second side of Major League Soccer outfit Real Salt Lake) in 2021.

¡DA' VIAN KIMBROUGH! ¡VAYAN DIRECTO A ANOTAR ESTE NOMBRE! El joven de 13 años se convirtió en el futbolista estadounidense más joven en hacer su debut profesional… Lo hizo en el 2-0 de Sacramento Republic ante Las Vegas Lights por la USL.