AGE: 19
POSITION: Midfielder
TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, Valencia
CLAIM TO FAME: A rising star expected to gain wider recognition after Qatar; has played more minutes than any teenager in U.S. team history
PERSONAL: Has a cat named Bronx, after the New York City borough where he was born
The first World Cup I can remember was the 2010 tournament in South Africa. I was 7 years old, and I remember seeing some amazing goals and that the atmosphere was wild. That’s when I first realized the World Cup was a big deal.
As I got older it started becoming bigger and bigger for me; I could actually watch the matches and remember them. One that stands out was in the World Cup 2018 when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a free kick against Spain to draw their group stage game. He hadn’t scored from a free kick for
