Sacramento Republic handed Kimbrough his much-anticipated debut in their clash against Las Vegas Lights FC.
It's a news story that is guaranteed to make you feel old. Da’vian Kimbrough, the highly-rated Sacramento Republic FC forward, made his professional debut in their USL Championship match against Las Vegas Lights on Sunday.debut. At the age of 13 years, five months and 13 days old, Kimbrough became the youngest professional soccer player to play in a competitive match in theThat's right.
“We’ve got to continue to drive our local talent, continue to develop our local talent, and Da’vian is obviously a special one that we’re fortunate to have for a long time,” said Sacramento Republic manager Mark Briggs after Sunday's full-time whistle.“And I think you saw in glimpses today the ability the kid has. He’s a special talent and we look forward to developing him.
In fact, he confirmed his pre-game feelings during his post-match interview, saying: “I was a bit nervous at first before I got subbed on but once I got on the field, at the end of the day it’s just soccer. So I was just doing what I love."My main goal when I got in was to touch the ball a little bit, pass, move. Hopefully next time I can score.”
It has been a whirlwind few months for the talented Kimbrough, who penned a professional contract with Sacramento on August 9, which made him the youngest senior professional soccer player in United States history."This is not somebody we’ll be leaning upon to start games when he’s 13 and a half or 14 — it’ll be when he’s ready. We will ramp it up in the right way that makes sense. The pressure is not fair to anyone at that age, and we won’t put that on Da’vian.
"He is going to go at his pace, and it’s our job as a club to set him up for that through a development plan that continues to challenge him in the right way and puts him in positions to succeed."The dual national has already been called in to the Youth Mexican National Team and has a bright future ahead of him.Dunivant added: “There’s always going to be setbacks, and we have to be cognizant of all of it.
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