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New York Red Bulls youngster\u00a0Julian Hall became the second youngest player in MLS history to make his debut\u00a0on Saturday night during a narrow defeat to Chicago Fire FC. The forward stepped onto the field at the tender age of just\u00a015 years and 190 days old to make a brief, but notable, cameo just 23 days after\u00a0signing his first-team contract.<\/p>\n
The game in question saw New York RB face Chicago in Matchday 35 at the Red Bull Arena. New York were reduced to ten men after Hassan Ndam saw two yellow cards for two rash challenges, with Chicago scoring the opening goal shortly afterward thanks to a Georgios Koutsias header.<\/p>\n
In an attempt to salvage a point from the game, Hall was introduced on the 81st-minute mark to raptuous applause from the home fans. Despite failing to get on the scoresheet the\u00a0club’s\u00a0second-youngest homegrown signing managed to impress and immediately drew comparisons to former MLS forward Freddy Adu.<\/p>\n
Adu still holds the record as the youngest footballer to feature in MLS history, making his D.C. United debut against the San Jose Earthquakes at just 14 years and 306 days old.<\/p>\n
Despite making history, Adu\u00a0struggled to live up to expectations after brief spells across Europe and at\u00a0Philadelphia Union and Las Vegas Lights. The forward is currently without a club having seen his contract with Swedish club\u00a0\u00a0\u00d6sterlen FF terminated last year.<\/p>\n
Hall will be hoping for a more illustrious career after his debut, and his previous experiences at football’s lower levels is certainly encouraging. The New York-born forward impressed from a young age after joining the\u00a0New York Red Bulls Academy back in 2020.<\/p>\n
Across the last three seasons Hall managed an impressive 28 goals in 39 appearances in MLS NEXT. Recently the youngster\u00a0scored five goals to help the club on its way to wining a first-ever U-15 MLS NEXT Cup title.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Hall was rewarded with the MVP award for his efforts which he can also add to his\u00a0Generation Adidas Cup Golden Boot. The striker scored four goals during the tournament, including a brace against Chelsea U-15’s.<\/p>\n Outside of club football Hall has seen call-ups for both the\u00a0United States Youth National Team and the\u00a0Poland Youth National Team. For the US he was instrumental in their\u00a02023 U-15 CONCACAF Championship win. The youngster scored three goals on route to the team’s 4-2 win over Mexico in the Final.<\/p>\n Hall has a contract with the New York Red Bulls which runs until 2026 after signing a three-and-a-half year deal, with an option to extend by a year.<\/p>\n
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