BVB talent Mathis Albert makes US history | OneFootball

A 17-year-old Borussia Dortmund attacker sets a historic record in U.S. soccer with a stoppage-time goal.

Mathis Albert has become the youngest goalscorer in U.S. history. In the USMNT’s 4–2 win over Chile in St. Louis, the Borussia Dortmund forward scored the celebrated final goal in stoppage time. At 17 years, four months, and eight days old, he surpassed previous record-holder Christian Pulisic, who had scored his first international goal at 17 years, eight months, and 11 days.

Mathis Albert had already made his senior debut for the United States against Peru over the weekend, winning a penalty just minutes after coming on. Against Chile, the youngster again started on the bench before coach Mauricio Pochettino brought him on in the 71st minute with the score at 2–2. Just a minute later, Chris Richards first restored the U.S. lead before Mathis Albert added his historic goal late on. After a cross from the left, he acrobatically sent the ball under the crossbar, from where it bounced just over the line. Referee Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina only confirmed the goal after a brief hesitation with the help of goal-line technology.

BVB talent Mathis Albert makes his case

Before that, the hosts had been involved in a wild game. Sebastian Berhalter gave the U.S. the lead in the 37th minute, before Diego Ulloa equalized just before halftime. After the break, Maximiliano Gutierrez even turned the game in Chile’s favor. Julian Hall leveled the score in just his second international appearance with his second goal, making him, at 18 years, six months, and five days old, the youngest U.S. player to score in each of his first two appearances. Speaking to “TNT Sports,” Julian Hall described the evening like this: “It was great to be on the field with some fantastic players.” After the match, coach Mauricio Pochettino also praised, more generally, the trust that the United States’ own talents deserved.

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It was only Mathis Albert’s second appearance for the national team, while at BVB he is still waiting for more playing time. So far this season, the attacker has made just one competitive appearance: he already impressed in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against HEBC. Coach Niko Kovač then indicated that more minutes would come his way, but another appearance has yet to follow. After his strong performances with the U.S., the pressure on the BVB coach is now likely to grow to give the youngster another chance soon.

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