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Mar 28, 2018
Tim Weah becomes first player born in 2000 to earn USMNT cap
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(Via U.S. Soccer) – 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 86th 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.
18-year-old Tim Weah becomes first player born in 2000 to earn #USMNT cap | https://t.co/eQ8GVA6c68 pic.twitter.com/mokkuphRMW
— SoccerWire.com (@TheSoccerWire) March 28, 2018
Below, take a look at each birth year’s first player to debut with the MNT, dating back to 1970.
FIRST PLAYER TO EARN AN MNT CAP BY BIRTH YEAR
| Birth Year | Player | Birthday | First Cap | First Cap Date | First Cap Age | |||
| 2000 | Tim Weah | 2/22/00 | vs. Paraguay | 3/27/18 | 18 years, 38 days | |||
| 1999 | Tyler Adams | 2/14/99 | at Portugal | 11/14/17 | 18 years, 273 days | |||
| 1998 | Christian Pulisic | 9/18/98 | vs. Guatemala * | 3/29/16 | 17 years, 193 days | |||
| 1997 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 12/31/97 | at Portugal | 11/14/17 | 19 years, 318 days | |||
| 1996 | Emerson Hyndman | 4/9/96 | at Czech Republic | 9/3/14 | 18 years, 147 days | |||
| 1995 | Julian Green | 6/6/95 | vs. Mexico | 4/2/14 | 18 years, 300 days | |||
| 1994 | Jordan Morris | 10/28/94 | at Ireland | 11/18/14 | 20 years, 344 days | |||
| 1993 | John Brooks | 1/28/93 | at Bosnia-Herzegovina | 8/14/13 | 20 years, 198 days | |||
| 1992 | Juan Agudelo | 11/23/92 | at South Africa | 11/17/10 | 17 years, 359 days | |||
| 1991 | Terrence Boyd | 2/16/91 | at Italy | 2/29/12 | 21 years, 13 days | |||
| 1990 | Brek Shea | 2/28/90 | vs. Colombia | 10/12/10 | 20 years, 226 days | |||
| 1989 | Freddy Adu | 6/2/89 | vs. Canada | 1/22/06 | 16 years, 234 days | |||
| 1988 | Omar Gonzalez | 10/11/88 | vs. Brazil | 8/10/10 | 21 years, 303 days | |||
| 1987 | Michael Bradley | 7/31/87 | vs. Venezuela | 5/26/06 | 18 years, 299 days | |||
| 1986 | Eddie Gaven | 10/25/86 | vs. Poland | 7/11/04 | 17 years, 259 days | |||
| 1985 | Benny Feilhaber | 1/19/85 | vs. Ecuador | 3/25/07 | 22 years, 65 days | |||
| 1984 | Eddie Johnson | 3/31/84 | at El Salvador * | 10/9/04 | 19 years, 173 days | |||
| 1983 | Bobby Convey | 5/27/83 | vs. Mexico | 10/25/00 | 17 years, 214 days | |||
| 1982 | Landon Donovan | 3/4/82 | vs. Mexico | 10/25/00 | 18 years, 235 days | |||
| 1981 | Kyle Martino | 2/19/81 | vs. El Salvador | 11/17/02 | 21 years, 271 days | |||
| 1980 | Danny Califf | 3/17/80 | vs. Korea Republic ^ | 1/19/02 | 21 years, 308 days | |||
| 1979 | Steve Cherundolo | 2/19/79 | at Jamaica | 9/8/99 | 20 years, 202 days | |||
| 1978 | Brian West | 6/10/78 | at Russia | 4/26/00 | 19 years, 321 days | |||
| 1977 | Maurice Ligeon | 9/1/77 | at Saudi Arabia | 10/19/94 | 17 years, 48 days | |||
| 1976 | Jovan Kirovski | 3/18/76 | at Saudi Arabia | 10/19/94 | 18 years, 215 days | |||
| 1975 | CJ Brown | 6/15/75 | vs. Australia | 11/6/98 | 23 years, 144 days | |||
| 1974 | Mike Slivinski | 10/31/74 | vs. Jamaica | 9/14/91 | 16 years, 318 days | |||
| 1973 | Claudio Reyna | 7/20/73 | vs. Norway | 1/15/94 | 20 years, 179 days | |||
| 1972 | Zak Ibsen | 6/2/72 | at Costa Rica | 2/12/92 | 19 years, 255 days | |||
| 1972 | Matt Kmosko | 1/8/72 | at Costa Rica | 2/12/92 | 20 years, 35 days | |||
| 1971 | Troy Dayak | 1/29/71 | vs. Trinidad & Tobago | 9/15/90 | 19 years, 229 days | |||
| 1970 | Chris Henderson | 12/11/70 | vs. Iceland | 4/8/90 | 19 years, 118 days |
* World Cup Qualifier
^CONCACAF Gold Cup
