On this day in 2018, forward Josh Sargent scored the USA’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with rising South American power Peru at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.
In doing so, the then 18-year-old became just the seventh USMNT player to register multiple goals as a teenager. At 18 years, 240 days, the product of O’Fallon, Mo. also became the third fastest USMNT player to do so, following current teammate Christian Pulisic (17 years, 353 days) and Juan Agudelo (18 years, 123 days).
The game on this day two years ago was only Sargent’s second start and fifth overall appearance for the USMNT.
|
Player |
Date of Second Goal |
Age of Second Goal |
|
Christian Pulisic |
Sept. 2, 2016 vs. St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
17 years, 353 days |
|
Juan Agudelo |
March 26, 2011 vs. Argentina |
18 years, 123 days |
|
Josh Sargent |
Oct. 16, 2018 vs. Peru |
18 years, 240 days |
|
Jovan Kirovski |
Dec. 11, 1994 vs. Honduras |
18 years, 268 day |
|
Jozy Altidore |
Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Cuba |
18 years, 339 days |
|
Landon Donovan |
Jan. 19, 2002 vs. Korea Republic |
19 years, 321 days |
|
DaMarcus Beasley |
May 12, 2002 vs. Uruguay |
19 years, 353 days |
Finding the back of the net three more times in 2019, Sargent took his career total to five before turning 20 this past February. The five goals before his 20th birthday ranks the Werder Bremen striker third all-time among USMNT teenage goal scorers behind only Jozy Altidore and Pulisic and ahead of joint all-time USMNT leading goal scorer Landon Donovan.
Notably, all three players appeared in more matches than Sargent before their 20th birthdays.
|
Player |
Goals Before 20 |
Caps before 20 |
|
Jozy Altidore |
8 |
21 |
|
Christian Pulisic |
7 |
20 |
|
Josh Sargent |
5 |
12 |
|
Landon Donovan |
4 |
16 |
|
DaMarcus Beasley |
3 |
12 |
|
Jovan Kirovski |
3 |
13 |
|
Juan Agudelo |
2 |
16 |
While he awaits his next USMNT appearance, Sargent will look to score more goals for Bremen who return to Bundesliga action on Saturday away to Freiburg (9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+).
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