Midfielder Tim Weah entered the U.S. Men’s National Team’s international friendly against Paraguay on March 27, 2018 as a substitute in the 87th minute. With his appearance, the 18-year-old attacker became the first player born in the year 2000 to earn a cap with the U.S. Men’s National Team.
Following Weah’s historic debut in 2018, the next birth year has also pushed its first debutant into the USMNT. Forward Uly Llanez – who was born April 2, 2001 -- started and scored in his first cap, a 1-0 friendly win against Costa Rica on Feb. 1, 2020 in Carson, Calif.
Below, find the list of the first player to debut for the USMNT by birthyear, going back to 1970.
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FIRST PLAYER TO EARN AN MNT CAP BY BIRTH YEAR |
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Birth Year |
Player |
Birthday |
First Cap |
First Cap Date |
First Cap Age |
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2001 |
Uly Llanez |
4/2/2001 |
vs. Costa Rica |
2/1/2020 |
18 years, 304 days |
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2000 |
Tim Weah |
2/22/2000 |
vs. Paraguay |
3/27/2018 |
18 years, 38 days |
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1999 |
Tyler Adams |
2/14/1999 |
at Portugal |
11/14/2017 |
18 years, 273 days |
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1998 |
Christian Pulisic |
9/18/1998 |
vs. Guatemala * |
3/29/2016 |
17 years, 193 days |
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1997 |
Cameron Carter-Vickers |
12/31/1997 |
at Portugal |
11/14/2017 |
19 years, 318 days |
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1996 |
Emerson Hyndman |
4/9/1996 |
at Czech Republic |
9/3/2014 |
18 years, 147 days |
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1995 |
Julian Green |
6/6/1995 |
vs. Mexico |
4/2/2014 |
18 years, 300 days |
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1994 |
Jordan Morris |
10/28/1994 |
at Ireland |
11/18/2014 |
20 years, 344 days |
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1993 |
John Brooks |
1/28/1993 |
at Bosnia-Herzegovina |
8/14/2013 |
20 years, 198 days |
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1992 |
Juan Agudelo |
11/23/1992 |
at South Africa |
11/17/2010 |
17 years, 359 days |
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1991 |
Terrence Boyd |
2/16/1991 |
at Italy |
2/29/2012 |
21 years, 13 days |
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1990 |
Brek Shea |
2/28/1990 |
vs. Colombia |
10/12/2010 |
20 years, 226 days |
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1989 |
Freddy Adu |
6/2/1989 |
vs. Canada |
1/22/2006 |
16 years, 234 days |
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1988 |
Omar Gonzalez |
10/11/1988 |
vs. Brazil |
8/10/2010 |
21 years, 303 days |
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1987 |
Michael Bradley |
7/31/1987 |
vs. Venezuela |
5/26/2006 |
18 years, 299 days |
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1986 |
Eddie Gaven |
10/25/1986 |
vs. Poland |
7/11/2004 |
17 years, 259 days |
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1985 |
Benny Feilhaber |
1/19/1985 |
vs. Ecuador |
3/25/2007 |
22 years, 65 days |
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1984 |
Eddie Johnson |
3/31/1984 |
at El Salvador * |
10/9/2004 |
19 years, 173 days |
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1983 |
Bobby Convey |
5/27/1983 |
vs. Mexico |
10/25/2000 |
17 years, 214 days |
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1982 |
Landon Donovan |
3/4/1982 |
vs. Mexico |
10/25/2000 |
18 years, 235 days |
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1981 |
Kyle Martino |
2/19/1981 |
vs. El Salvador |
11/17/2002 |
21 years, 271 days |
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1980 |
Danny Califf |
3/17/1980 |
vs. Korea Republic ^ |
1/19/2002 |
21 years, 308 days |
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1979 |
Steve Cherundolo |
2/19/1979 |
at Jamaica |
9/8/1999 |
20 years, 202 days |
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1978 |
Brian West |
6/10/1978 |
at Russia |
4/26/2000 |
19 years, 321 days |
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1977 |
Maurice Ligeon |
9/1/1977 |
at Saudi Arabia |
10/19/1994 |
17 years, 48 days |
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1976 |
Jovan Kirovski |
3/18/1976 |
at Saudi Arabia |
10/19/1994 |
18 years, 215 days |
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1975 |
CJ Brown |
6/15/1975 |
vs. Australia |
11/6/1998 |
23 years, 144 days |
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1974 |
Mike Slivinski |
10/31/1974 |
vs. Jamaica |
9/14/1991 |
16 years, 318 days |
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1973 |
Claudio Reyna |
7/20/1973 |
vs. Norway |
1/15/1994 |
20 years, 179 days |
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1972 |
Zak Ibsen |
6/2/1972 |
at Costa Rica |
2/12/1992 |
19 years, 255 days |
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1972 |
Matt Kmosko |
1/8/1972 |
at Costa Rica |
2/12/1992 |
20 years, 35 days |
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1971 |
Troy Dayak |
1/29/1971 |
vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
9/15/1990 |
19 years, 229 days |
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1970 |
Chris Henderson |
12/11/1970 |
vs. Iceland |
4/8/1990 |
19 years, 118 days |
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World Cup Qualifier |
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CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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