This weekend marked notable moments for several young prospects in American youth soccer as well as some surprising results in MLS Next play.

Da'vian Kimborugh, the youngest player in the history of American soccer to debut as a professional, has been the subject of discussion this weekend. The young player from Sacramento Republic made his second appearance on Saturday night, entering the 90th minute to replace Jared Timmer in the match between Sacramento and Loudoun United. Kimbrough had been on the bench throughout this season, and at the young age of 14 made his first appearance of 2024, in turn becoming the first player born in 2010 to play at least two professional games.

The young Mexican-American prospect recently participated in the East Mallorca Cup in Spain with the Mexican U-16 youth national team and previously attended the United States U-14 identification camp in Atlanta, Georgia, demonstrating that both federations see a lot of potential in this young player.

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MLS NEXT Pro: Weekend Recap

This weekend saw many impressive individual and team performances in MLS Next Pro play. On Sunday, during the New York Red Bulls II vs. Columbus Crew 2 game, some of the best soccer prospects in the United States showcased their skills. On the home team, young goalkeeper Aidan Stokes earned his second start of the season. Julian Hall was also part of the starting XI and was replaced in the second half by his teammate and youth national team colleague, Tanner Rosborough. Chase Adams started for Columbus Crew and scored his second professional goal in the 6th minute of the game.

Sunday's action also featured noteworthy moments in the match between New York City FC II and Crown Legacy. Drew Baiera, Christian McFarlane, Maximo Carrizo, and Jonathan Shore all started for NYCFC II, while Nimfasha Berchimas started for Crown Legacy. In the 64th minute of the game, Jonathan Shore scored the only goal for NYCFC II, his fourth goal of the season, in the teams eventual 3-1 loss.

Young prospect Stefan Chirila made his first starting appearance for FC Cincinnati 2 on Sunday when the team faced Philadelphia Union II. The center forward, who is the top scorer with 41 goals in MLS Next, had already made his professional debut and was given the confidence to start among the starting XI, this time against his former club. The game also saw Stiven Jimenez start for FC Cincinnati 2, while Neil Pierre, a central defender born in 2007, started for Philadelphia Union II.

Several other prospects saw playing time on the field this weekend. Patrick and Chistopher Cupps started, and Vitaliy Hlyut entered the game for Chicago Fire 2 against Atlanta United 2. Both players, born in 2008, have gained greater importance in the team during these initial games. On the other hand, Adyn Torres started for Atlanta United 2.

In the match between Los Angeles FC 2 and Portland Timbers 2, DeCarlco Guerra and Noah Santos entered the game in the second half, while on Friday at the start of the match between Austin FC II and Ventura County, Ervin Torres started for the home team, and Ruben Ramos and Harbor Miller started for Ventura County, with Gabriel Arnold coming on in the second half for the visitors.

MLS NEXT: Surprise Results and Weekend Recap

MLS Next witnessed some surprising results over the weekend. Toronto FC managed to defeat Philadelphia Union U17 3-2 in what was one of the most surprising results. The reigning GA Cup champions arrived in Canada with high expectations, but the home team proved to be a formidable opponent with impressive performances. Although Diego Rocio quickly opened the scoring for Philadelphia Union, a brace from Joshua Nugent put the Canadian team ahead. Despite Anisse Saidi's equalizer, Joses Chukwu managed to score the winning goal, securing Philadelphia Union's fourth defeat of the season.

Diego improved to 28 goals this season, being the 2nd top scorer this season behind Stefan Chirilia (41). Diego comes off of winning the Generation Adidas Cup MVP, where he scored 5 goals all tournament. It must be noted, he has scored all 28 goals from open play, he has not taken any penalty kicks all season.

In the U-15 category, the teams faced each other and managed to tie 2-2 in a closely contested match. Toronto FC, having advanced to the semifinals in the GA Cup, had high expectations for this game. Despite falling behind 2-0 to Philadelphia Union with goals from Malik Jakupovic and Timoni Gbalajobi, Toronto FC managed to stage a comeback, with goals from Matthias Olivares and Tristan Blyth, ending the match in a 2-2 draw.

Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake U-17 put on an exciting display, resulting in a 5-4 victory for LAFC. Although Antonio Riquelme opened the scoring for Real Salt Lake, LAFC quickly took the lead with goals from Pedro Guimaraes and Charlie Rosenthal, who scored a brace. Despite efforts from Chase Duke, Axel Uriostegui, and Owen Anderson for Real Salt Lake, LAFC secured the win with goals from Dempsey Resich and James Lane.

LAFC also emerged victorious against Real Salt Lake U-15, winning 3-1 with a stellar performance from Ademar Chavez, who scored a brace and provided an assist, earning him the title of the match's best player.

The LA Galaxy achieved victories in both games against the Portland Timbers. The U-17 team secured a 2-1 victory with goals from Enrique Martinez and Kai Aina, while Max Eisenberg scored for the Portland Timbers. Similarly, in the U-15 category, the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 with goals from Asahel Cristobal, Maximus Steelman, and Aaron Medina for the LA Galaxy, and Max Bramwell scoring for the Portland Timbers.