Cavan Sullivan held the record for the youngest pro soccer player in the United States at 14 years 293 days old. That sounds beyond impressive right? Unfortunately for Sullivan, his record lasted just a few weeks before McKenna ‘Mak’ Whitham shattered that record with a massive margin. While Sullivan had beaten Freddy Adu’s previous record by two weeks, Witham broke it by months.
Witham made her pro debut for Gothma FC in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup on July 28, 2024. She turned 14 just a day earlier. “This is a great step in her journey as a professional athlete,” Gotham FC said in a statement to GMA. Yet you may be wondering why we’re talking about the history she made almost a year from now. Well that’s because Mak scripted history again.
Although Mak Witham made her pro debut in 2024, she just became the youngest NWSL regular season debutant. “A HISTORICAL Substitution. @MakWhitham is the youngest player to appear in a @NWSL regular season match,” Gotham FC posted on social media. What is even more interesting? Now 14 years 7 months and 20 days old, Witham beat Sulliavn’s record again. He was around 14 years and 10 months old during his MSL debut.
’93 | A HISTORICAL Substitution
#17 Mak Whitham
#9 Esther@MakWhitham is the youngest player to appear in a @NWSL regular season match. #WitnessTheReign 1 – 1 #GothamFC pic.twitter.com/ZXY8wFPUwH
— Gotham FC (@GothamFC) March 16, 2025
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