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My Take
Cavan Sullivan carries the heaviest label in American soccer, prodigy, and what interests me is how sensibly his path has been structured. Signing a first-team deal with Philadelphia Union as one of the youngest players in MLS history could have been a publicity stunt; instead it comes with a built-in bridge to Manchester City at eighteen, which tells me serious people believe in a long arc, not a viral moment. A teenage midfielder competing against grown professionals has to learn quickly or get swallowed, and everything suggests he is learning. I try not to crown teenagers, but Sullivan is the rare case where the hype and the planning actually match.
Overview
Cavan Ayaz Sullivan (born September 28, 2009) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. In 2024, Sullivan became the fifth-youngest player to sign a first-team contract in Major League Soccer history, and, per a clause in his contract, he will be able to transfer to Premier League club Manchester City when he turns 18-years-old.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cavan Sullivan
- Name (Japanese)
- キャバン・サリバン
- Reading
- きゃばん・さりばん
- Born
- September 28, 2009 (age 16)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.