#OTD 2018: Josh Sargent Becomes Seventh USMNT Player to Score Multiple Goals as a Teenager

On this day in 2018, forward Josh Sargent scored the USA’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with rising South American power Peru at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.
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On this day in 2018, forward Josh Sargent scored the USA’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with rising South American power Peru at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.

 

In doing so, the then 18-year-old became just the seventh USMNT player to register multiple goals as a teenager. At 18 years, 240 days, the product of O’Fallon, Mo. also became the third fastest USMNT player to do so, following current teammate Christian Pulisic (17 years, 353 days) and Juan Agudelo (18 years, 123 days).

 

The game on this day two years ago was only Sargent’s second start and fifth overall appearance for the USMNT.

 

 

Player

Date of Second Goal

Age of Second Goal

Christian Pulisic

Sept. 2, 2016 vs. St. Vincent and the Grenadines

17 years, 353 days

Juan Agudelo

March 26, 2011 vs. Argentina

18 years, 123 days

Josh Sargent

Oct. 16, 2018 vs. Peru

18 years, 240 days

Jovan Kirovski

Dec. 11, 1994 vs. Honduras

18 years, 268 day

Jozy Altidore

Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Cuba

18 years, 339 days

Landon Donovan

Jan. 19, 2002 vs. Korea Republic

19 years, 321 days

DaMarcus Beasley

May 12, 2002 vs. Uruguay

19 years, 353 days

 


Finding the back of the net three more times in 2019, Sargent took his career total to five before turning 20 this past February.  The five goals before his 20th birthday ranks the Werder Bremen striker third all-time among USMNT teenage goal scorers behind only Jozy Altidore and Pulisic and ahead of joint all-time USMNT leading goal scorer Landon Donovan.

 

Notably, all three players appeared in more matches than Sargent before their 20th birthdays.

 

 

Player

Goals Before 20

Caps before 20

Jozy Altidore

8

21

Christian Pulisic

7

20

Josh Sargent

5

12

Landon Donovan

4

16

DaMarcus Beasley

3

12

Jovan Kirovski

3

13

Juan Agudelo

2

16

 


While he awaits his next USMNT appearance, Sargent will look to score more goals for Bremen who return to Bundesliga action on Saturday away to Freiburg (9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+).

 

 

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